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Is it possible to create a VSAM KSDS file using SORT utility.If so pls let me know

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:17 am Post subject:

It's not possible, AFAIK.
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dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:28 am Post subject:

to create a VSAM you need IDCAMS Define.

sort can load a VSAM file, probably faster than IDCAMS Repro
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kolusu · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:40 am Post subject:

logesht,

The following DFSORT JCL will give you the desired results. The output is a KSDS file which has the key at offset 0 for a length of 10 bytes and an lrecl of 216. It also adds 10 records to the KSDS cluster with the seqnum as key. You can change/add any additional parameters you want.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject:

I knew that if i commented in this post, i would end up eating my lunch.

Kolusu,

I was going to ask how long have we been able to define a vsam with dcb parms,
but, maybe forever is the answer?
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kolusu · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:51 pm Post subject:

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:30 am Post subject:

Thanks Kolusu. IDCAMS had been my choice since so long. Did not think about RECORG=KS.

But this sounds if this is to do with DCB parameters - may be, as original question asks for, not only SORT any suitable program will do it then. e.g.: IEFBR14 -- of course, it would be any empty VSAM, though.

Thanks again for the links.
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logesht · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:14 am Post subject:

Thank you very much!

logesht · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:07 am Post subject:

Hi,
Can you pls tell me how we can define the offset here?

Thanks,
Logesh

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:18 am Post subject:

in the link that Kolusu gave you,
that you decided not to read,
look for:
2.13.2 Creating VSAM Data Sets with JCL,
and
keyoff
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American living in Varel, Germany