Qestion: What are the COBOL sort limits -- COBOL400-L

Subject: Qestion: What are the COBOL sort limits
From: RogerBoyette@xxxxxx
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 21:11:26 EST
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I have an 8.5 G flat file. The file has logicals but they are not part of 
this question. Each 112 character record has about 8 key fields that I sort.

When I sort the key fields, will I encounter any limits or anything else that 
will cause the program to hang or abort?
  
    Thanks,
     Roger

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