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Eliminating BLANKS in a sort

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johnnyjj

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If my input data has blank fields

how do I use the sort to not use those records?

 
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Assuming you are doing an internal sort, use an IF statement and don't RELEASE these records to the sort.

IF CHECK-FIELD = SPACES
NEXT SENTENCE
ELSE
RELEASE SORT-RECORD.

 
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