Explain the difference between an internal and an external sort, the pros and

Explain the difference between an internal and an external
sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc.

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Explain the difference between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort ..

Answer / vampire

Internal sort is manual sort use in cobol.
external sort is in jcl using inbuild program name called sort

ex

//step1 exec pgm=sort

synatx for internal sort

sort/merge sortfile on ascending/descending
key1/key2/key3,using file1/file2/input procedure is
section-1 giving file3/file4/output procedure is section-2

nobody can write syntax more than this.it is combination.

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Explain the difference between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort ..

Answer / ajmal

I would like to add something to that.

External Sort's syntax

//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS = (length of key, starting position of key,
CH, A/D)
/*
A - Ascending
D - Descending

Correct me if i'm wrong

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Answer / mailid

Sort fields syntax is

//SYSIN DD*
SORT FIELDS=(START POSITION,LENGTH,A/D,DATATYPE)
/*

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