FastSort Manual

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3. Using FastSort Commands
Specifying Input Files in the FROM Command 2-4
Specifying Input Records at the Input Prompt 2-5
Sorting on Key Fields 2-6
Running a Record Sort 2-7
Running a Key Sort 2-8
Running a Permutation Sort 2-9
Running a Key and Permutation Sort 2-10
Controlling Extended Memory 2-11
Understanding Statistics 2-13
Understanding Error Messages 2-14
Understanding Completion Codes 2-15
3. Using FastSort Commands
ASCENDING Command 3-2
CLEAR Command 3-5
COLLATE Command 3-6
COLLATEOUT Command 3-9
CPUS Command 3-10
DESCENDING Command 3-11
EXIT Command 3-13
FC Command 3-14
FROM Command 3-14
HELP Command 3-18
NOTCPUS Command 3-18
RUN Command 3-19
SAVE Command
3-23
SHOW Command
3-25
SUBSORT Command
3-26
TO Command 3-28
4. Sorting Programmatically
Using FastSort System Procedures 4-1
Starting a Sort or Merge Run
4-2
Ending a Sort or Merge Run 4-2
Specifying Record Blocking and Parallel Sorting
4-2
Allocating Scratch Space
4-3
Getting Information About a Sort or Merge Run
4-3
Specifying Input Records
4-3
Sending Input Records From a Process 4-4
Sending Records to Be Sorted
4-5