PowerBSORT is a high-powered software product that can be used to sort, merge and copy application data files. The highly optimized sorting techniques employed by PowerBSORT are equally effective for small and very large data files. PowerBSORT offers the developer a variety of interfaces for batch execution and application integration.
Audience
Prior to using PowerBSORT it is assumed that you have the following knowledge:
A basic understanding of Microsoft Windows.
Basic understandings of COBOL file systems.
For C language integration, an understanding of C language inter-program communications.
For OLE integration, an understanding of the Component Object Model (COM) as implemented by Microsoft's OLE services.
Organization of This Documentation
This documentation is organized as follows:
This chapter explains the overview of PowerBSORT, the input output environment and the optional options.
This chapter explains how to run PowerBSORT.
This chapter explains the bsort command and options.
This chapter explains the bsortex command and options.
This chapter explains the PowerBSORT OCX and options.
This chapter explains how to use PowerBSORT in a NetCOBOL program.
This chapter explains how to use PowerBSORT in a C language program.
This chapter explains the output messages of the bsort command, the bsortex command, and the BSORT function, and the error detail codes of the PowerBSORT OCX and the BSORT function.
This section provides sample executions and PowerBSORT coding examples.
This section provides additional notes regarding the operation of PowerBSORT.
This section provides a list of frequently asked questions.
Product Names
The names of the products described in this guide are abbreviated as follows.
Product name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Datacenter Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Essentials Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Foundation Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Datacenter Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Standard Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Essentials Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Foundation Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Foundation Windows(R) 8.1 Enterprise Windows(R) 8.1 Pro Windows(R) 8.1 Windows(R) 8 Enterprise Windows(R) 8 Pro Windows(R) 8 Windows(R) 7 Ultimate Windows(R) 7 Enterprise Windows(R) 7 Professional Windows(R) 7 Home Premium | Windows |
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In addition, the company names and the product names described in this book are the trademarks or registered trademarks of each company respectively.
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August 2015
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