VSAM max number of records

2005-11-22 Thread François LE MANER
Hello all We have VSAM allocated with RECORDS(pri sec) Doc AMS reference for DFSMS 140 say s : "The maximum number of records is 16,777,215." Is this limit valid for "basic" VSAM and extended format VSAM ? Thanks a lot -- For

Re: VSAM max number of records

2005-11-22 Thread R.S.
François LE MANER wrote: Hello all We have VSAM allocated with RECORDS(pri sec) Doc AMS reference for DFSMS 140 say s : "The maximum number of records is 16,777,215." Is this limit valid for "basic" VSAM and extended format VSAM ? I think the limit apply only for DEF CLUSTER statement. If

Re: VSAM max number of records

2005-11-22 Thread François LE MANER
Does this means that there is no logical limit for the number of records, only physical ones : size of 4GB * cisize 59 volumes Regards -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTE

Re: VSAM max number of records

2005-11-22 Thread R.S.
François LE MANER wrote: Does this means that there is no logical limit for the number of records, only physical ones : size of 4GB * cisize 59 volumes That's what we know. Sometimes limits are hidden because - due to other limitations - nobody can reach them. I remain Netware 4. It was c