If I specified to output the sort result to input files and the processing is interrupted, how would the input file be?
The contents of the input file are not guaranteed. We recommend you to take preliminary measures such as making a backup copy of the file or creating a new output file.
When I specified a file whose title contains blank as an input file, an error occurred in spite of the existence of the file.
If you specify the file whose title contains any blanks, make sure to put the name of the title in double quotation mark (").
[Example] "c:\Input File name"
When I sorted the fixed-length records in a text file, the record is not output in the specified record length.
For text files, you need to consider adding the byte of the line feed code to the record length. Usually 2 bytes of CRLF (0x0d0a) have been added to the line feed code. Therefore, specify the total length of the character strings and the line feed code.
Can I put additional records (adding it at the end of the existing record) to the existing output file?
You cannot make additional output because the order of the output file becomes unspecific. If the existing records have been sorted in the same sort key, you can gain the same result by inputting the records of the output file in the sort processing.
