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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:39 pm
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Hi all,
Can we use the same SORT statement for variable length record
as we use for fixed length record(below)?

Ex:- SORT FIELDS=(1,10,A,CH)

Thanks.

Sand.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:50 pm
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If your record is variable you will need to add 4 to the starting position.
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