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Sam
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Posted: 08/02/2026, 11:22 AM
Is SORT only for putting records in order, or do people use it for more?
Is SORT only for putting records in order, or do people use it for more?
Ordering is the name on the tin. In practice: INCLUDE/OMIT rows, BUILD new layouts, join files, split outputs, aggregates with ICETOOL.
Lots of "small COBOL programs" are really a SORT step.
Learn SORT FIELDS, INCLUDE COND, and OUTFIL BUILD first. That covers a lot of tickets.
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