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mandyzzzz
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Hi all
what is the difference betwn internal and external sort that we specify in the build index jcl(IDCAMS) ?
Thanks in advance
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vijayamadhuri
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| INTERNAL SORT is the sort that takes place in the cobol pgm.While external sort is the sort u specify in the jcl . |
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Frank Yaeger
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| INTERNAL SORT is the sort that takes place in the cobol pgm. |
IDCAMS is not a COBOL program - it's an IBM utility. IDCAMS BLDINDX can either use DFSORT to sort, or its own internal sort. |
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vijayamadhuri
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| thanks frank for the clarification and sorry for misguiding |
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