The following items are questions which the Swami has frequently received, or that he believes are of general interest. Some were gleaned from VSE-L archives, while others came from direct e-mail queries of general interest, or the Swami's vast experience with VSAM.

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• On-line Performance Questions
  • The Swami's #1 Favorite On-line Performance Hint
    trade more storage for better performance
  • The Swami's #2 Favorite On-line Performance Hint
    get your whole VSAM index in memory
  • The Swami's #3 Favorite On-line Performance Hint
    don't use the index at all, use data tables