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Sort and Merge Restrictions
Number of Files for Sorting or Merging
The maximum number of files in a
SORT
filename
GIVING
or
MERGE
filename
GIVING
phrase is 128.
Parent topic:
Restrictions, Compiler Limits, and System Limits
Related reference
The SORT Statement
The MERGE Statement
The File Control Entry
The I-O-Control Paragraph
The PROCEDURE DIVISION Header
The ADD Statement
The CALL Statement
The DIVIDE Statement
The ENTRY Statement
The EXIT Statement
The GOBACK Statement
The INVOKE Statement
The MULTIPLY Statement
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Mixed Language Programming with Native COBOL
Passing Parameters to a Called Program
Optimizing Parameter Handling
