How to create VSAM file with multiple keys

subinraj · New User Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Trivandrum

Hi,

I have a file with the following layout.
01 File.
05 WS-A PIC X(05).
05 FILLER PIC X(25).
05 WS-B PIC X(10).

Is it possible to define a VSAM KSDS cluster using WS-A and WS-B as the keys. If yes please give me the syntax.

Thanks in advance,

enrico-sorichetti

No!

for a vsam KSDS or AIX the key must be a contiguous number of chars

read the manual
( link at top of the page, scroll down, the manual is VSAM services )

subinraj · New User Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Trivandrum

Thanks for the quick response

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject:

Hello,

Do you want one key of both field a and field b or do you want a primary key of field a and an alternate key of field b?

As Enrico said, you cannot do the first.

If you wanted 2 keys with one field each, you could do that. . .

subinraj · New User Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Trivandrum

hello,

I wanted was the primary key using both WS-A and WS-B which is not possible as you said.