You must write an SD entry for each sort or merge file in the program. The last clause in the SD entry must be immediately followed by a separator period. The following example illustrates a File Section entry for a sort or merge file:
Format 5 (Sort/Merge Files) ->->--------SD file-name-------------------------------------------> ->--*---------------------------------------------------------*---> *RECORD**--------*-integer-3-*----------*---------------*-* +*CONTAINS* *CHARACTERS* + **--------*-integer-4 TO integer-5-*----------*--* *CONTAINS* *CHARACTERS* ->--*-----------------------------------*--.----------------------><- + *-----------* + + V + + *DATA-*-RECORD-*---**-data-name-2-*-* + *IS-*+ *-RECORDS*---** *ARE*
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