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baskkarsubbian · Beginner Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 18 Topics: 12

Can I use an vsam esds file in a cobol program?
Then what is the syntax of the select class?

select logfilename assign to ddname
organization is ? Sad

butta_mvs · Beginner Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 22 Topics: 18

same as normal cobol pgm but it should be assigned to dd name of jcl.

example
jcl
exec pgm=pgm1
dd1 dd dsn=vsam data set name,disp=shr

cobol
select infile assign to dd1

kolusu · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:20 am Post subject:

baskkarsubbian,

Check this link for an example of select clause for a vsam ESDS file in cobol

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IGY3PG00/1.10.2.1?DT=20011203125201

Check this link for a detailed explanation of processing all types of VSAM files

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IGY3PG00/1.10?DT=20011203125201

Hope this helps...

cheers

kolusu

Brian · Beginner Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 95 Topics: 6

Your Cobol program must contain something like this for ESDS VSAM files

SELECT ESDS ASSIGN TO AS-ESDS
ORGANIZATION IS SEQUENTIAL.