VMS Help  —  MERGE  Specification File Qualifiers, /PROCESS
    Defines the processing method (record, tag, address, or index)
    for the sorting operation. Use only with the SORT command.

    Format

      /PROCESS=type

1  –  Qualifier Values

 RECORD

    Specifies the record sort. This sort process is the default.

 TAG

    Specifies the tag sort.

 ADDRESS

    Specifies the address sort.

 INDEX

    Specifies the index sort.

2  –  Full Description

    By default, Sort uses a record sorting process. You can also
    specify a tag, address, or index sorting process. If you intend
    to reformat the output records, you cannot use address or index
    sort. For a comparison of the four processes, see the description
    of /PROCESS in the Command Qualifiers Section. Use the /PROCESS
    qualifier with the SORT command only.

3  –  Example

  /PROCESS=tag

      This example of the /PROCESS qualifier specifies that Sort use
      a tag sorting process.
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