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composite key while defining a VSAM KSDS cluster
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jpraveenreddy

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:30 am
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Hi friends,

Can anybody tell me how to define composite key while defining a VSAM KSDS cluster?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:57 pm
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You can not have a composite key for a KSDS, there is only one key field allowable and that must be contiguous.

e.g. KEYS(length offset)
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:49 pm
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Yes you are right,

Now I am using PS directly instead of loading it into VSAM.

Thanks,
Praveen
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