Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio 2012
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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
Related information
Mixed Language Programming with Native COBOL
Passing Parameters to a Called Program
Optimizing Parameter Handling
