Number of Files for Sorting or Merging

The maximum number of files in a SORT filename GIVING or MERGE filename GIVING phrase is 128.

Parent topic: Restrictions, Compiler Limits, and System Limits

Related reference

The SORT Statement

The MERGE Statement

The File Control Entry

The I-O-Control Paragraph

The PROCEDURE DIVISION Header

The ADD Statement

The CALL Statement

The DIVIDE Statement

The ENTRY Statement

The EXIT Statement

The GOBACK Statement

The INVOKE Statement

The MULTIPLY Statement

Related information

Ordering Parameters to Pass to Non-COBOL Programs

Storage Representation of Parameters

Number of Parameters in a USING Phrase

Call Conventions for Interfacing with Mixed Languages

Removing Parameters from the Stack

Optimizing Parameter Handling

Passing Parameters to a Called Program

Mixed Language Programming with Native COBOL

Passing Parameters to a Called Program

Optimizing Parameter Handling