Easytrieve POINT on VSAM - do I need STATUS?

Trying POINT INFILE EQ ws-key STATUS then check INFILE:FILE-STATUS.

Docs are thin. Does POINT actually position for a later GET/READ, or does it pull the record itself? And is STATUS required or just nice to have?

POINT positions on a keyed file. With STATUS it fills FILE-STATUS so you can tell miss vs hit. Without STATUS a bad key can just blow up on you.

After a good POINT (status 0) the record area is available. Qualify FILE-STATUS with the file name when you have more than one file open.

EQ '123456' STATUS worked. Displayed the name field after status 00. Good enough for what I needed.