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akshat

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:48 am
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In order to write a record in the KSDS VSAM file using COBOL program, does a dummy record need to exist to begin with?
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jon_s_rice

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:04 am
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As long as the fiel is openned output you do not need a dummy record.
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