Invoking IDCAMS from COBOL?

pushpagiri · New User Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 51

Hi,

How can I invoke IDCAMS from a COBOL
Program?

I want to insert a record into a KSDS file,
whicih i couldnt do with COBOL.
But this is possible with IDCAMS in JCL.
So I want to invoke IDCAMS from COBOL program.

Please anybody guide me if you know.

rssomm · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 41 Location: Hyderabad

Hi Pushpagiri,

What do you mean by insering a record in to KSDS? How can you do it using IDCAMS?

Thank U.
Madhu

pushpagiri · New User Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 51

hi madhu,

Please refer this topic for your query
And guide me if you know the answer...

ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=4454

rssomm · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 41 Location: Hyderabad

Hi,

I don't think any problems will araise when you add record '3 eeee' as per your example.

Anyhow let me try once this. Inform u later.

Thank U.
Madhu

pushpagiri · New User Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 51

hi Madhu,

A correction in your reply.I am not trying to add a record.
I am inserting a record(into KSDS).

If your try comes success please send me the
code.

thank you

rssomm · New User Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 41 Location: Hyderabad

Hi,

There is nothing like INSERT in VSAM. If we write the record, VSAM will take care of every thing. The recoreds may or maynot be in sequential order physically.

Thank U
Madhu

pushpagiri · New User Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 51

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Push,

Adding a rec to a VSAM file is trivial, but there can be a variety of reasons for why you're having trouble. Since you don't provide the pertinent code (select stmt, FD, open, R/W stmts), jcl, and IDCAMS data it's difficult to guess at the reason for the problem.

BTW, did you allocate freespace? And please confine your request to ONE thread.