Saturday, December 12, 2009

How COBOL FLAT files(Index,Sequential) are very secure for huge data?If not, How will you migrate with any Database with Frond end COBOL?

Question: How COBOL FLAT files(Index,Sequential) are very secure for huge data?If not, How will you migrate with any Database with Frond end COBOL?


Answer:


Well if you are using flat file you have advantage as well as disadvantages.
Advantage-It is Secure Physically edited.
Disadvantage - Logically speaking performance is slow difficult to find the particular record.