Is it possible to edit a vsam file other than File-aid

seshareddy_p · New User Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 7

Hi,

Is it possible to edit a vsam file other than File-aid?

if it is please tell me

Thanks & Regards
Seshu

pedamallu.vijay · New User Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 3 Location: bangalore

hi sheshu,
what do u mean editing the vsam file. yeah why cant we do that...
we can edit normally with out using the file aid..
whatz ur question give me in detail...

tx.

seshareddy_p · New User Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 7

Hi vijay,

i have ksds file, in that some records r there. i want to edit that vsam file.

is it possible? if possible how can it?

please explain me

suryakanth HM · New User Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Bangalore

Hi sheshu,
I just want to confirm do you mean just to have a look of the records in vsam or you wanna make changes in it.?
Because edit means changes can be made and be saved as well.
View means we can change but we cant save it.

Without the use of FILEAID also we can view the vsam file.
For that what we need to do is,
1. go for 3.4 option i.e, for dslist..
2. after getting the vsam data set, just type print ids(/) char in the same line.. press enter..
You can see the records of the dataset.

If you wanna change any records in it.. I think its not possible in this method.

In that case better go for ispf, There only you have some option to edit it..

mdtendulkar · Active User Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 237 Location: USA

seshareddy_p

How about writing a simple program to do this??

Regards
Mayuresh

urnarendra · New User Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 7

hello,

we can see the vsam file directly with out useing any tool. by useing the simple Print commad

die7nadal · Active User Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 156

brganeshbabu · New User Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 34 Location: Chennai

Hi seshareddy,
I believe it is possible to edit an vsam file through File Aid and also Insync. Insync is similar to file aid. I have edited VSAM cluster through Insync and also have changed the values and saved it. In the ISPF menu you will have the option of getting in to Insync. Give option Edit and specify any cluster name. You can edit as usual.
Also if you want just to view the records of an VSAM cluster you can just type PRINT CH before the vsam cluster described in 3.4 option. If any questions further, you can ask me.

parul chhabra · New User Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 2

hi seshareddy_p,
we can edit the vsam dataset using a DITTO option in the ISPF panel. there we can use it and we can make changes and the changes will be reflected in the vsam dataset. There is another way to edit the VSAM dataset by writing a program in COBOL and we would able to see the edited records.

regards
parul chhabra
final year student
limat

kotesh · New User Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 20

There is no chance to edit the vasm file with out file-aid.....
we can see the records...using print ids(datasetname) char...using 3.4 option...

regards
kotesh

vamseepotti · New User Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 45

We can edit a VSAM data set using TSI DITTO.