FastSort Manual

Introduction to FastSort
FastSort Manual—429834-003
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FastSort Features
FastSort Features
FastSort has these major features:
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Key fields
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Accepts up to 63 alphanumeric or numeric key fields for sorting
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Recognizes contiguous, noncontiguous, and overlapping key fields
Figure 1-1. FastSort Operations
Input From Files or Processes Output to a File or Process
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Sort and Merge
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