You can code the following input and output statements to process a QSAM file or a byte-stream file in the HFS using QSAM: OPEN, READ, WRITE, REWRITE, and CLOSE.
You can also open QSAM files on direct access storage devices as I-O. You cannot open HFS files as I-O; a file status of 37 results if you attempt to do so.
related tasks
Opening QSAM files
Adding records to QSAM files
Updating QSAM files
Writing QSAM files to a printer or spooled data set
Closing QSAM files
related references
OPEN statement (Enterprise COBOL Language Reference)
READ statement (Enterprise COBOL Language Reference)
WRITE statement (Enterprise COBOL Language Reference)
REWRITE statement (Enterprise COBOL Language Reference)
CLOSE statement (Enterprise COBOL Language Reference)
File status key (Enterprise COBOL Language Reference)