Overview of Sort / Merge / Deduplicate / Split in few steps

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Step 2: XSM parameter file

We decide to sort on keys 9 (state, 2 chars), 8 (County, 30 chars max), and 10 (zip, 5 chars, Numeric)
Let's create a parameter file to indicate:
  • SORT keys (VFIELDS=), Field Separator (FIELDSEP=)
  • Variable format (RECFM=V), each line is maximum 400 characters long (LRECL=400)
  • INFIL indicates input file, OUTFIL indicates output file
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