COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.03+)

Environment Division
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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FILE-CONTROL Paragraph
File-Control Entries for Queue Files
A queue file is an indexed file that can function as a queue. Unlike an ordinary index
file, a queue file cannot have alternate keys.
For descriptions of clauses and usage considerations, see File-Control Entries for
Indexed Files.
File-Control Entries for Sort-Merge Files
A file-control entry for a sort-merge file defines a scratch file for a sort-merge process.
SELECT clause
sd-name
is a COBOL file-name (the file-name in a sort-merge file description entry).
SELECT clause ASSIGN clause
RESERVE clause
ORGANIZATION clause
.
ACCESS MODE clause
FILE STATUS clause
RECORD KEY clause
VST740.vsd
SELECT clause
ASSIGN clause .
VST055.vsd
SELECT
sd-name
VST056.vsd