How SORT works for the option NOEQUALS

PallaviDeshmukh · New User Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

Hi,
When I run the DFSORT step to sort an input file, I get differnent results.
I know this is because of I have not specified OPTION EQUALS and the system defined would be NOEQUALS.

However, I want to know how SORT works for the option NOEQUALS to give different placement of records for each run.
Please help me with it.

Thanks in anticipation,
Pallavi

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:05 pm

NOEQUALS tells DFSORT that "equal" records can be in any order. How DFSORT does it's processing internally with EQUALS or NOEQUALS in effect is proprietary information.