copy data from vsam to ps

[utkarsh]

Hi,

Apart from using repro, is it possible to copy data from vsam to ps in any other way?

[Robert Sample]

Why on earth would you want to do this?  IDCAMS is easy to use and efficient.  You could write a program to do the copy, but you'd have to write a program for every single copy you want to do -- use IDCAMS.

[zum13]

Hello.

There are other utilities available that are designed for the handling of VSAM files which are attached to larger products intended to make the files more usable and accessible from ISPF. Compuware's FileAid is a good example of this. While better known for the ISPF interface, it does come with a batch utility that can do some pretty useful stuff other than just unloading a VSAM file.

The other obvious candidate would be DFSORT which allows you to have a VSAM file as input.

[utkarsh]

Why on earth would you want to do this?  IDCAMS is easy to use and efficient.  You could write a program to do the copy, but you'd have to write a program for every single copy you want to do -- use IDCAMS.

I also had the same question, but in an interview anything can be asked.

[utkarsh]

zum13Hello.

There are other utilities available that are designed for the handling of VSAM files which are attached to larger products intended to make the files more usable and accessible from ISPF. Compuware's FileAid is a good example of this. While better known for the ISPF interface, it does come with a batch utility that can do some pretty useful stuff other than just unloading a VSAM file.

The other obvious candidate would be DFSORT which allows you to have a VSAM file as input.

Thanks zum13, I'll look for example of SORT to work with VSAM.