Getting into Vsam: An Introduction and Technical Reference

Overview of Direct Access Devices. Access Methods. VSAM--An Overview. The Three Faces of VSAM. File Processing Using VSAM. The VSAM Catalog and Data Spaces. Access Method Services--Basic Functions. Access Method Services--Commonly Used Functions. Access Method Services--Alternate Indices. Access Method Services--Special AMS Facilities. Back-Up and Disaster Recovery. Security and Passwords. Space Calculations. VSAM--Advanced Processing Options. Accessing VSAM through Cobol and PL/I. Using Vsam in Assembler Language. Performance and Tuning. Appendixes. Index.Bouros, Michael P. is the author of 'Getting into Vsam: An Introduction and Technical Reference' with ISBN 9780471624516 and ISBN 0471624519.