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SORT/XL Statistics Report

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SORT/XL generates a statistical report summarizing the sort operation. This statistical report is generated and displayed each time you enter the >END command. Values for a sort operation on the file EMPLOYEE might be: 

                STATISTICS

  NUMBER OF RECORDS                =         10
  NUMBER OF INTERMEDIATE PASSES    =          0
  SPACE AVAILABLE (IN WORDS)       =     11,090
  NUMBER OF COMPARES               =         34
  NUMBER OF SCRATCHFILE IO'S       =          8
  CPU TIME (MINUTES)               =        .00
  SCRATCH FILE SIZE (#SECTORS)     =         11
  ELAPSED TIME (MINUTES)           =        .01
  :
The statistics generated by this report are used mostly by System Managers and Programmers. Although this information may not apply to you, it is mentioned here since it appears on your terminal screen each time you enter the >END command to start a sort operation. Refer to the SORT-MERGE/XL Programmer's Guide for additional information on SORT/XL statistics.



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