Result of opening an empty VSAM file.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:10 amHi,
What happens when an empty VSAM file is opened in COBOL program for input?
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What happens when an empty VSAM file is opened in COBOL program for input?
Pebble.
Hello,
To be processed successfully as input, a vsam file must have at least one record.
Most times, a record is added as part of defining a new empty vsam file. The convention is often a high-values or nines record, but can be anything that everyone writing code understands.