View VSAM without file-aid?

[Jyoti Chibber]

Hi,
Is there any way to view the vsam dataset without the use of a tool like file aid or file manager? I mean if some shop does not have file aid or file manager, is it possible to see the contents of a vsam dataset?

[nicc]

Yes - unload it to a sequential data set.

[Robert Sample]

IDCAMS has a PRINT command.

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[Jyoti Chibber]

Thanks but both of them I can not get the data in formatted form or can we get it by using some IDCAMS command?

[Robert Sample]

Your original post did NOT mention that you wanted the data  formatted.  Formatting is a function of a program (whether written by you or File Aid or File Manager); using IDCAMS or other system utilities will NOT get you a formatted output.

If you want to see data in a VSAM data set with some format, you have two choices:
1.  Use File Aid, File Manager, or similar tool
2.  Write a program in the language of your choice to read the VSAM data records, format them, and display them.