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sujan_mf
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Hi All,
Can we use the same SORT file for two SORT operations in the same program.
like, if am using the sort verb to sort all the records in a file in ascending order,now my requirement is like first i have to sort all the records in descending order then i have to make them in ascending order.
my question is like can we use the same sort file for these two sort operations. |
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murmohk1
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Sujan,
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| now my requirement is like first i have to sort all the records in descending order then i have to make them in ascending order. |
Is this a homework?
Any reason for sorting same file twice, first in descending order followed by ascending (which effective is an ASCENDING order process). |
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dbzTHEdinosauer
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how would you designate a second sort file?
answer to your question is yes. the sort file is closed (empty) when the return code for the cobol SORT RETURN .... command indicates eof. you can then start another sort definition. |
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