Seems to me that DIV means Data in Virtual, not you reading a linear dataset. Persistent would imply to me the service handles reading/writing the data you access using the DIV macros. I would not expect the contents of the linear dataset to be handled with VSAM macros, just like DB2 using linear. The internal format is application dependent, in this case, DIV.
On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 20:10:51 +0200, Lindy Mayfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I must be having bad luck today with docs and googling. > >Is it possible to access VSAM linear data sets without going through the >DIV macros? By using VSAM macros? > >I have to admit a bit of confusion. When I look at data spaces and >hiperspaces they say: You can use temporary, or persistent via DIV. > >And when I look at DIV it says: you can either be temporary via >hiperspace or persistent via VSAM linear data sets. > >Maybe I'm confused about what DIV is, but I understood it to be related >to access to VSAM linear datasets. > >Would anyone please point me in the correct direction here? I read the >docs, even ran the DIVSMPL assembler program, which confused me more. > >Thanks, >Lindy > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
