How to find out whether is a vsam file or a flat file

karthikuma · Active User Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 65

Hi,

how to find out whetehr is an vsam file or an flat file.without opening the program.(by opening the program we can find out by seeing the select file organisation).but without opening the program plz giv eme the solutions.

regards,
karthik.j

subhasis_50 · Moderator Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 367 Location: Earth

Hi,
Without opening program you can do it by
Looking at the volume parameter in 3.4 listing. The volume parameter will have *VSAM* for vsam datasets.
Correct me if i am wrong.

priyesh.agrawal

Also If you see Information for the Dataset.

For VSAM : Organization . . . : VS
For Flat File : Organization . . . : PS

Regards,

Priyesh.