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'''[[VSAM]]''' (Virtual Storage Access Method) is a filesystem technology used in IBM mainframes. | '''[[VSAM]]''' (Virtual Storage Access Method) is a filesystem technology used in IBM mainframes. | ||
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[[JCL]] (Job Control Language) is used to control access to such systems. | [[JCL]] (Job Control Language) is used to control access to such systems. | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 2 January 2021
VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) is a filesystem technology used in IBM mainframes.
VSAM is not a filesystem per se, it is a layer which sits on top of the IBM VTOC filesystem.
JCL (Job Control Language) is used to control access to such systems.
Links
- Wikipedia article
- VSAM tutorial (actually a bunch of code samples)
- Defining a Data Set with JCL
- VSAM demystified
