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MODS

The following parameters of this SYNCSORT control statement are supported in MFSORT and MFJSORT. To enable this support, set the MFJSENGINE environment variable.

Note: SYNCSORT emulation allows you to omit the equals sign (=) between a keyword and its bracketed parameters; for example, OUTREC(05:5,10).

         +----------------,-------------------+
         V                                    |
>--MODS--.-.-E15-.=-(-n,m.----------------.-)-.-+-.-------------.----<<
           +-E18-+       +-,-.---.-.----.-+       +-HILEVEL=YES-+
           +-E35-+           +-s-+ +-,e-+

In this COBOL system, the following parameter fields for this control statement are only parsed and ignored:

Parameter	Fields
MODS	(E18=n, m, [s] [e])+[HILEVEL=YES] `(E39=n, m, [s] [e])+[HILEVEL=YES]`

Use the following table as a guide to help you understand the options that are ignored:

Symbol	Meaning
(...)	Options within these brackets are required.
[...]	Options with these brackets are optional.
+	This symbol follows a set of required or optional brackets to indicate that more than one option can be specified, delimited by a comma.
\|	This symbol delimits options enclosed in required or optional brackets, to indicate a choice from these options.