DataLoader/MX Reference Manual (H06.03+, J06.03+)

Creating a Customized Version of DataLoader/MX
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Sorting With DTLSort
The format of the key description that must be passed on the first call to DTLSort is:
ASC or ASCENDING
directs DTLSort to sort in ascending order on this field.
DESC or DESCENDING
directs DTLSort to sort in descending order on this field.
startcol
is the starting column of the key field in bytes from the start of the record, counting
from 1.
endcol
is the ending column of the key field.
key-desc [, key-desc ]... [ (UPS nnn) ]
key-desc is:
direction field-desc [ type ]
direction is:
{ ASC }
{ ASCENDING }
{ DESC }
{ DESCENDING }
field-desc is:
{ startcol:endcol }
{ startcol for length }
type is:
{ STRING }
{ UPPER }
{ INTEGER }
{ REAL }
{ UNSIGNED }
{ SLE }
{ SIGNED LEADING EMBEDDED }
{ SLS }
{ SIGNED LEADING SEPARATE }
{ STE }
{ SIGNED TRAILING EMBEDDED }
{ STS }
{ SIGNED TRAILING SEPARATE }