posted 21 years ago
First you need to answer a few questions:
But first a statement of interest:
COBOL and ISAM do not own each other, one is a programming language and the other is a file access method, they are independent items.
Secondly, ISAM is considered obsolete, especially if you're talking about the mainframe environment, do you really mean VSAM, it's newer cousin?
If indeed it's VSAM, then what sub-type of VSAM file? (KSDS, ESDS, RRDS or LDS) You can find this out with the VSAM utility, LISTCAT, and some help of a system or application programmer.
Just curious, because I haven't heard of an ISAM file being used in over a decade.
You may wish to access it via a stored procedure, if it's VSAM. ISAM, I don't believe is supported any longer.
Regards,
Gary Joehlin
colo spgs.