SO Define Standard Sort Option for File Lists

SO  { AGE | NAME [(o,l)] | SIZE | USER | NONE } [, A | D ]

The file list is normally sorted in ascending order on name (Standard sort criterion). Using the SO command, the user can define another field as the primary sort key, as well as the order (ascending/descending). Identical primary keys will then automatically be sorted in ascending name order. The SO command will enter a value in the SORT OPTION field of the Selection mask. Entering another value in the SORT OPTION field (see page 4-) will have a temporary effect, and will not affect the standard sort criterion set by SO. For additional information on sorting the file list, see also the SORT command on page 7-.

AGE The file list will be sorted according to the value in the AGE or DATE column. For PLAM libraries, the time of the last amendment (TIME) will be taken into account for the sort.

NAME [(o,l)] The file list will be sorted according to the full file or element name (Standard). The (o,l) option can be used to sort on a portion of the name. o represents the offset, and l the portion length. Standard: NAME(1,44).

Example: By using the Sort Option NAME(3,40), a list of PLAM library elements can be sorted whereby the elements with the same name but different types follow one another.

SIZE The file list will be sorted on the first column (LASTP or ALLOC for files, SPACE for libraries).

USER If a USER OPTION was specified during file selection, then entering USER as a Sort Option will result in the list being sorted on this characteristic. If no USER OPTION was specified, this Sort Option will not have any effect.

NONE The file or element list will be displayed unsorted.

A Ascending sort order (Standard).

D Descending sort order.

SO? The current Sort Option will be displayed.