COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

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HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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Sort-Merge File Description Entries
RECORD CONTAINS clause
CONTAINS phrase
VARYING phrase
length-min
length-max
length-var
are integer values as in the file description entry.
RECORD
CONTAINS phrase
VARYING phrase
VST090.vsd
length-fixed
length-min
TO
length-max
CHARACTERS
CONTAINS
VST091.vsd
IS
VARYING
IN SIZE
FROM
length-min
DEPENDING
length-var
TO
length-max
ON
CHARACTERS
VST092.vsd