VSAM file to UNIX base

[TryMe]

Hi

Can we read a OS390 VSAM file via DataStage PX version in an UNIX env?
Do we need to install the Mainframe version of DataStage tool to do this work?

[Sainath.Srinivasan]

Where are the files residing ? How is it extracted from Mainframe ? Is there any link between the Mainframe and your DataStage server ? Are you using any VSAM ODBC driver to connect to mainframe ?

Without knowing these, it is difficult to answer.

If the file resides in Mainframe and is standalone, you need DS/390 to extract data using the COBOL code produced.

If the file resides in Unix or you have ODBC drivers, you can use the default DataStage PX (aka InfoSphere).

[FranklinE]

I explored this from a different angle recently, and found that CFF must have DS/mainframe installed for direct access between the Unix processes and the mainframe datasets (of any format, including VSAM).

I am using FTP Enterprise to get sequential dataset data. I would very much like to see how that could work with VSAM.

[TryMe]

File reside in Mainframe - VSAM stored as GDG(s).

I am have not seen a OS/390 utility in the DS version I am using.. so the question I had is - is this an add on utility to install?