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What is the file organization clause ?

  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: May 27, 2008     Asked by: sprabodhini 
  
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May 27, 2008 01:00:49   #1  
guraddiv Member Since: April 2008   Contribution: 19    

RE: What is the file organization clause ?
Hi..
   I think this is a VSAM question, file organisation clause is used to specify the file type i.e ESDS or KSDS or RRDS. 
   If the organisation clause is indexed then it is KSDS, if it is sequential then it is ESDS, if it is relative then it is RRDS.

 
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