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RELEASE Statement [ HP COBOL II/XL Reference Manual ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation

HP COBOL II/XL Reference Manual

RELEASE Statement 

The RELEASE statement can be used in an input procedure of a SORT
statement to transfer records from your program to the initial phase of
the sort operation.  For more information on the RELEASE statement refer
to Chapter 12 , "SORT/MERGE Operations".

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