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Should AUTO memory size override any program specified value?

April 26, 2017Auto memory override program size value

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Should AUTO memory size override any program specified value?

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The default is NO to maintain compatibility with the Wang Sort. We recommend changing to YES. Specifying YES enables Short Order to use the AUTO memory size regardless of any numeric MEMORY specification made by a user or procedure. This enables Short Order to take advantage of larger memory sizes now available on most VS systems in spite of restrictive memory values that may be specified by old programs and procedures. Note that the MIN and MAX values may still be used to accommodate extreme cases. Should bypass of invalid records be allowed? The default is YES. Bypass specifies whether or not Short Order is to allow the operator to bypass invalid records that are encountered. Specifying YES allows bypass of invalid records and is compatible with Wang Sort. However, we feel that allowing bypass presents a real integrity problem to production data processing systems. We recommend a value of NO, which causes Short Order to notify the operator of an invalid record and terminate after ack