COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Libraries and Utility Routines
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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OUT-FILE-EXCL
specifies the exclusion mode with which the sort opens a GIVING file.
Allowable values are:
subsort-or-file-number must not be specified or must be 0.
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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.
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PRIORITY
specifies the desired execution priority of the sort or subsort process.
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.
Value Exclusion Mode Specified
-1 Default (exclusive for disk or tape, shared for any other file type)
0Shared
1 Exclusive
3 Protected
Allowable Value
for param-value Meaning
-1 (default) The process is to have the same priority as the calling
process.
1 - 199 Specifies the desired priority.