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 information
The File Control Entry
The I-O-Control Paragraph
The SORT Statement
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 MERGE Statement
The MULTIPLY Statement
The STOP Statement
The SUBTRACT Statement
The USE Statement
Passing Parameters to a Called Program
Ordering Parameters to Pass to Non-COBOL Programs
Removing Parameters from the Stack
Storage Representation of Parameters
Aligning Parameters on Word and Double Word Boundaries
Optimizing Parameter Handling
Limit on the Number of Parameters in a USING Phrase
Limit on Number of Files for Sorting or Merging
