By seeing the file itself how can we identify whether it is
A vsam file or flat file

Answer Posted / mr. cooooool

Hi...........Ananth.

I think it's installation defined.

In the right hand side of the file
it gives some info...like volume serial no.

we can change it to file type.


Thanks & Regards.

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