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About the Sample Sort
A very simple sort was devised for these examples. The input file, named
TSTIN, consists of five records.
AB123GSD212345 JONES X
AB234CICO12345 ALBERS
AC102GSD100001 WOODSON
AC321ABCD10001 FRANKEN
BB222CICO12345 WOODS
The specifications for most of the examples, whether entered by the user
or supplied by the file, TSTSPEC, are these:
00000HSORTR 4A X 33
00005I C 33NECX
00010FNC 6 9
00020FDC 1 32
00030FDV *
In examples 5 and 8, it is necessary to include an S Option specification
for reasons which are explained later. A file, TSTSPEX, which includes
the S Option specs, was created for these examples. The entry in columns
10-16, which limits the "maximum number of records to be sorted", is set
for Example 8.
00000HSORTR 4A X 33
00000S Y 35
00005I C 33NECX
00010FNC 6 9
00020FDC 1 32
00030FDV *
In Example 7, a file named TSTFILE, which exists previous to the sort, is
overlaid by the sorted file. TSTFILE does not appear in the example as
printed.