The array parameters used by the input procedure, output procedure, and compare procedure must be similarly specified. For example, if one procedure declares its array parameter as an EBCDIC array, then all must declare their array parameters as EBCDIC arrays.

When character arrays are used in the procedures passed to the sort intrinsic, the record length parameter is interpreted as a length in characters.

For more detailed information about the sort intrinsic, refer to “SORT” in the System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual.

SORT Mode

The combination of the disk size and number of tapes determines the sort mode as follows: