How to know the structure of vsam file.

devidas-patil · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 54 Location: pune

Hi this is my vsam file PWDMM.MSLJW.DEVIDAS
How to see the structure file without using FILE-AID.

Help-Me-Out · New User Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Pune

Hi,

there is no facility to see the structure of the VSAM. If you want to see then generate the PS file of the VSAM. You can see the total space used by the VSAM.

William Thompson · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:25 pm

IDCAMS has a print function and a listcat function....

devidas-patil · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 54 Location: pune

Hi help me out,
definatly there is one coomand that we can type with the name of VSAM file then we can see the structure of the Vsam file.
but for the moment i not remebring ..
please help if anybody knows it.

ofer71 · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:47 pm

What do you mean by "structure"?

O.

khamarutheen · Active Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 677 Location: NJ

Ofer71,

I think devidas is meaning about the key length, AIX etc, details ...the suggestion of thomson should work with IDCAMS utility ....

Marso · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:23 pm

So that would lead us to:
LISTCAT ENTRIES(your.vsam.file) ALL
Which can also be executed as a TSO command, if I remember well.

devidas-patil · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 54 Location: pune

hi guys
i found how to see the structure
like ddname dsn=PWDMM.MSLJW.DEVIDAS
so i will kepp my cursor on vsam file and type B on command promt then we can see the data as well as strucutre. tyr this.
thanks lot for your replies.

ofer71 · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:09 am

Cool. Can I transfer this command into my shop?

O.

devidas-patil · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 54 Location: pune

ya sure
i dont know much about this but it working in my company.
i told my senior people.
thanks