how can we access directly a last record

ysuryawanshi_mcs · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:27 pm

how can we access directly a last record from the any file ksds or rrds or esds using any technique

martin9 · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:49 pm

hy luvkishore75,

i don't know any technique to read the last record
of any vsam file directly. therefore if needed,
i would unload the file with idcams repro sequentially
and sort it in reverse order...
means after this, the first read is teh last record.

if there is any better way, i would like to know also...

martin9

superk · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:04 pm

See the following Smart DFSORT Trick:

www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/srtmst03.html#t11

ysuryawanshi_mcs · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:26 pm

There must be some reason behind this name mainframe..!
What is it..? (Have anyone think about it)

shivani_tech · Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:46 pm

use start command.move key value and if u dont know move high values to key.set pointer for that and read it

ysuryawanshi_mcs · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:21 pm

hi shivani r u there
i want some specific lines of code that i can easily do what i want.
so plz giv me that code for start and moving key value and setting pointer
i want all that things using cobol only