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7.3.4 Working with VSAM files
In the following sections we explain how to access VSAM files using the JZOS
toolkit APIs.
Virtual Sequential Access Method (VSAM) overview
Virtual Sequential Access Method (VSAM) data sets were designed by IBM to
give users the ability to store data in sequential, random, and keyed access data
set types. The different types of VSAM data sets are:
Key-Sequenced Data Set (KSDS)
Entry-Sequenced Data Set (ESDS)
Relative Record Data Set (RRDS)
Linear Data Set (LDS)
The JZOS toolkit library can only access KSDS, ESDS and RRDS VSAM data
sets. VSAM data sets are ...