RE: Sorting

["Joe Giusto" <jgiusto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could you just key the physical file on the "sort field"?  


 -----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]  On Behalf Of Metz, Zak
Sent:   Thursday, May 01, 2003 9:37 AM
To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject:        RE: Sorting

<snip> and I'm still stuck with
a second file because the next "step" can't read an LF.
<snip>
> The setup:
> 1) Add a new text field called something like "sort field" to 
> your file.   
> Make it as big as the concatenated sort keys might need to be.
> 2) Add a permanent LF ordered only by this "sort field."
<snip>