what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?
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Answer Posted / vinothkumar
DISADVANTAGES:
(i)the vsam file have FREE SPACE parameter with in the CI.
so,it will take large memory space.
(ii)it have CONTROL INFORMATION by itself. that's why it
will take more memory space.
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