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The QLGSORT API, available since V2R3, provides (among many other features
that you don't appear to need) the ability to sort a set of records
provided in the API input data buffer parameter and then return all of the
records in an output data buffer parameter. It should be the fastest
performer of the options mentioned in this thread so far.

Bruce Vining
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Stone, Joel <Joel.Stone@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have an old COBOL (OPM) screen pgm which needs to have an internal array
sorted.



Will the COBOL "SORT" command do the job? That is usually used for file
sorts.



The SORT command displays messages to the job log as shown below.



Will this mess me up (add time and write too much stuff to the job log or
constantly display annoying "released & returned" messages?



Is there a way to suppress these msgs? CHGJOB LOG(4 99 *NOLIST)
STSMSG(*NONE) ??



Cant seem to stop them!



Should the old COBOL Sort command be used only for file sorts, and not for
screens? Maybe there is too much startup overhead for this COBOL command
with an internal array.



Or will it work just fine for internal small arrays?



When will COBOL add the SORTA command like RPG :)





Thanks









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