This section describes special considerations on Natural statements and Natural transaction logic when used with VSAM.
The Natural statements used to access VSAM files are a subset of those provided with the Natural language. No new statements are needed to access a VSAM file, since each Natural statement performs the same function regardless of the database management system or access method used. Therefore, programs written for VSAM files can also be used to access Adabas databases.
The Natural interface to VSAM has no built-in transaction logic and uses the one of the environment it is running in. This leads to different results depending on the environment.
This section covers the following topics:
