Getting Started with TRANSACT (32247-90007)

2 Using Character Mode I/O

The next logical step in learning about Transact is to look at how to maintain Image

datasets. This section therefore considers the three types of maintenance: adding data,

changing data, and deleting data.

As the programs that we examine develop in capability, we will also look at some of the

useful features of Transact, like the many ways to loop, or repeat, activity, and command

mode, which lets the user control program ﬂow.