| Murach's Structured COBOL | ||
| Chapter 16 | How to use the sort/merge feature | |
| Concepts for sorting and merging | 514 | |
| Sorting concepts | 514 | |
| Merging concepts | 516 | |
| Why COBOL sorts and merges improve efficiency | 518 | |
| COBOL for sorting | 520 | |
| How to code Select and SD statements | 520 | |
| How to code the Sort statement | 522 | |
| How to code the Release statement | 524 | |
| How to code the Return statement | 524 | |
| An edit-sort-and-update program | 526 | |
| The program specifications | 526 | |
| The structure chart | 528 | |
| The COBOL code | 530 | |
| Efficiency considerations | 532 | |
| COBOL for merging | 536 | |
| How to code the Merge statement | 536 | |
| How to use the Sort statement to merge files | 538 | |
| Special considerations for IBM mainframe programs | 540 | |
| How to merge files using JCL | 540 | |
| The FASTSRT compiler option | 540 | |
| IBM special registers | 540 | |
| Perspective | 542 | |
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