Answer / vivek anand

reuse parameter is used to redefine the cluster without
deleting existing records in the cluster.

Answer / sri k

REUSE option in REPRO used to copy the input file records to
the output file. It will delete records from the O/P file
and copy the new records from the I/P file. This option can
only be used if the O/P file is defined with REUSE option
otherwise JOB will through an error

Answer / xyz

The records in the target VSAM are logically deleted and
the records from the source are added as if the target
dataset is empty. The dataset should have been defined with
REUSE option to use this command.

How do you define an ALTINDX ? How do you use ALTINDXs in batch, CICS pgm?s ?

2 Answers   IBM,

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What does a file status of 02 on a VSAM indicate?

1 Answers   IBM,

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what is the difference between vsam and dataset how do u create vsam dataset which file you r used?

2 Answers   Fidelity,

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I have three fields in a Variable VSAM file X(2) Y(10) occurs X times Z(02) Say for the first record X=2 then the length of the file is 2+(10*3)+2=34 second record, x=4 then 4+(10*4)+2=46 If any time if the field x is updated then the total length changes. Is it feasible? Is it

2 Answers  

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what will happen when you try to open an empty vsam file in a cobol program for input?

0 Answers   IBM,

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By looking into JCL can we identify the dataset is VSAM (VSAM dataset supposed to be a input dataset).In this scenerio how will we identify the dataset is VSAM ?

5 Answers   Cognizant, EDS, Shridhar,

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What is the difference between lds and esds?

0 Answers  

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How many Alternate Indexes you can have on a dataset?

2 Answers   AB Inc,

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What are the building blocks used in vsam datasets?

0 Answers  

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can we create PS file using IDCAMS utility?

3 Answers   IBM,

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How do you define a KSDS ?

1 Answers   IBM,

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What is a lds (linear data set) and what is it used for?

0 Answers  

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