Explain the difference between an internal and an external
sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc.

Answer Posted / mailid

Sort fields syntax is

//SYSIN DD*
SORT FIELDS=(START POSITION,LENGTH,A/D,DATATYPE)
/*

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