Is GDG a type of VSAM file?

Akhil Yohannan · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:39 pm Post subject: Is GDG a type of VSAM file?

Hi ALL,

Just wanted to know that is "GDG a type of VSAM file".
I Know We Use IDCAMS utility to cretae the Base of the GDG, But does GDG have any properties of a VSAM file.

According to me it's strucure is like a normal PS file with different versions.

Would like to get some docs also for the same....

Correct me if i am wrong...

Thanks in advance....

AKhil Yohannan

iknow · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Is GDG a type of VSAM file?

Hi Akhil,

No, a VSAM cannot be a GDG base or a GDS (Generation DataSet).
Only sequential files can be a GDG's.

Hope I reached you.

Akhil Yohannan · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Is GDG a type of VSAM file?

Thanks a lot....
It was a kind of a bet with one of my team members...i won it .. :D