how to open a VSAM file in File-Aid...?

sakthi16 · New User Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: India

To open a VSAM file in File-Aid we need to give member name...

What will happen if we give wrong member name..

In my case different files are opening if I change the member name irrespective of the VSAM file name.

And how can we find the correct member for a particular VSAM file.

Please clarify

Robert Sample · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:08 pm

To open a VSAM file with formatted display in File Aid you need the copybook member name that describes the file. To open the file unformatted, you need nothing but the data set name.

sakthi16 · New User Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: India

Hi Robert,

ok with the unformatted view is there any way to find the member name...?

Robert Sample · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:19 pm

Probably not ... unformatted view means you're not using any copybook for the file, just straight data.

sakthi16 · New User Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: India

thanks Robert...