OPTION control statement

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OPTION  [ EQUALS | NOEQUALS ],
[ LIST | NOLIST ],
[ SKIPREC=k, ],
[ STOPAFT=a ],
[ Y2PAST=y ],
[ FILNM=n ]

 

The OPTION control statement allows you to override some of the options provided in XSORT 2 configuration.

Options

Option

Description

[NO]LIST

specifies whether or not XSORT must print out the control cards provided

[NO]EQUALS

only for compatibility reason: XSORT 2 always preserve the original sequence

SKIPREC=k

skips the first k input records while processing

STOPAFT=a

stop reading input after a records

Y2PAST=y

sets the Y2K threshold to y

FILNM=y

sets file names (VSE mode)y