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DASD calculation from BLKSIZE - VSAM Index file

 
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Dip
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:16 am    Post subject: DASD calculation from BLKSIZE - VSAM Index file Reply with quote
Hi,

I know the blksize of a VSAM file. Is there any way I can calculate the DASD (MB/ GB) from Blksize?

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you know how many records?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Err, but a VSAM file does not have a BLKSIZE.

I suggest that you search the IBM webiste and download and read the book "VSAM demystified"
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
How many sites might this be asked on today. . . Sad

The answer here as elsewhere is that thee is not way to calculate file size from block size - whether it is vsam or something else. . .
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