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

Libraries and Utility Routines
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COBOL_SET_SORT_PARAM_VALUE_
subsort-or-file-number must not be specified or must be 0.
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SCRATCH-BLOCK
specifies the size of the input and output blocks for the scratch file.
See the FastSort Manual for a description of this parameter.
subsort-or-file-number must not be specified or must be 0.
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SCRATCH-CHECK
specifies whether FastSort must check the size of each named scratch file to
see whether it is large enough.
Nonzero is the default for HP COBOL—the default for the FastSort product by
itself is 0).
subsort-or-file-number must not be specified or must be 0.
When the param-value associated with SUBSORT-COUNT is nonzero,
each subsort requires a scratch file. You must first call
COBOL_SET_SORT_PARAM_TEXT_ once for each subsort, specifying a
param-id of SCRATCH-FILE, a param-text giving a name for the scratch
file (usually just a volume name), and a subsort-number.
Allowable Value
for param-value Meaning
-1 (default) FastSort chooses a default block size depending on the type
of disk on which the scratch file resides.
Any multiple of
512 in the range
512 through
32768
Size of the input and output blocks for the scratch file
Allowable Value
for param-value Meaning
0 FastSort must check scratch file size.
nonzero (default) FastSort must not check scratch file size.