COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

◦ NOWAIT-IO
specifies whether FastSort performs NOWAIT I-O in passing records to and from the
HP COBOL run-time interface (for input and output procedures, for example).
Meaning
Allowable Value for
param-value
FastSort must use waited I-O.0 (default)
FastSort must use NOWAIT I-O.nonzero
subsort-or-file-number must not be specified or must be 0. If param-value is
nonzero, you must also specify SECOND-BUFFER.
NOWAIT-IO is ignored if the file if being read or written by FastSort. If SECOND-BUFFER
is not specified, FastSort error 74 occurs. If SECOND-BUFFER cannot be allocated, run-time
error 123 occurs, followed by FastSort error 74.
◦ OUT-FILE-EXCL
specifies the exclusion mode with which the sort opens a GIVING file. Allowable values
are:
Exclusion Mode SpecifiedValue
Default (exclusive for disk or tape, shared for any other file type)-1
Shared0
Exclusive1
Protected3
subsort-or-file-number must not be specified or must be 0.
◦ OUT-FILE-FORMAT
specifies the format of the output file.
Allowable values are 0, 1, 2, and 3. The default value is 0. See the FastSort Manual for
details.
This parameter may cause problems if the record area is not large enough or too large.
Use it with caution.
subsort-or-file-number must not be specified or must be 0.
◦ PRIORITY
specifies the desired execution priority of the sort or subsort process.
Meaning
Allowable Value for
param-value
The process is to have the same priority as the calling process.-1 (default)
Specifies the desired priority.1 - 199
If the param-value associated with SUBSORT-COUNT is 0 or not specified, PRIORITY
applies to the normal process and subsort-or-file-number must be omitted or 0.
If the param-value associated with SUBSORT-COUNT is greater than 0,
subsort-or-file-number specifies the subsort to which the priority applies; 0 refers
to the distributor/collector process.
630 Libraries and Utility Routines