Author: RahulG31
Subject: Reply to: SORT Block of records
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:39 pm (GMT 5.5)
Nic,
I've been hearing this from a long time (the 'file' vs 'data set' thing). Probably, you would want to read the first line on this link:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.zconcepts/zconc_datasetintro.htm
It's not just anyone, it's IBM itself:
Per me, data set can be called as a subset of file but referring a data set as a file is Not wrong.
.
Subject: Reply to: SORT Block of records
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:39 pm (GMT 5.5)
Nic,
I've been hearing this from a long time (the 'file' vs 'data set' thing). Probably, you would want to read the first line on this link:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.zconcepts/zconc_datasetintro.htm
It's not just anyone, it's IBM itself:
| Quote: |
| z/OS® manages data by means of data sets. The term data set refers to a file that contains one or more records. The record is the basic unit of information used by a program running on z/OS. |
Per me, data set can be called as a subset of file but referring a data set as a file is Not wrong.
.