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satya123
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:32 pm
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Hi, all,

Please favour me...

Can i access AIX without using path definition.

I heard that for accessing AIX we need to define VSAM first and Path next. Why we need declaration of VSAM first as we know that AIX does have DATA and INDEX part?

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murmohk1

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:40 pm
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Satya,

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Why we need declaration of VSAM first as we know that AIX does have DATA and INDEX part?

If you browse .AIX, you will see the seconday key and pointerto the VSAM cluster. You will not find the actual data there.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:18 pm
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hi,
we can't access AIX with out using path . Because path is used for connecting AIX to base cluster.
In path all data is sorted according to AIX.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:10 pm
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Why we need declaration of VSAM first as we know that AIX does have DATA and INDEX part?

Yes, but the AIX is populated by data from the base VSAM cluster.

Have you tried to define an AIX without there being a base cluster ?


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In path all data is sorted according to AIX.

When did a path start to store data ?
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