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Explain the difference between an internal and an external
sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc.
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Answer / vampire
Internal sort is manual sort use in cobol.
external sort is in jcl using inbuild program name called sort
ex
//step1 exec pgm=sort
synatx for internal sort
sort/merge sortfile on ascending/descending
key1/key2/key3,using file1/file2/input procedure is
section-1 giving file3/file4/output procedure is section-2
nobody can write syntax more than this.it is combination.
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Answer / ajmal
I would like to add something to that.
External Sort's syntax
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS = (length of key, starting position of key,
CH, A/D)
/*
A - Ascending
D - Descending
Correct me if i'm wrong
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Answer / mailid
Sort fields syntax is
//SYSIN DD*
SORT FIELDS=(START POSITION,LENGTH,A/D,DATATYPE)
/*
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