ILBOACS

This OS/VS COBOL routine executes whenever the PROGRAM COLLATING SEQUENCE and SPECIAL-NAMES clauses are coded in the CONFIGURATION SECTION of the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. The clauses provide the programmer an opportunity to define an alternative sort sequence for non-numeric characters.

Hints

ILBOACS is CPU-intensive. Alternative collating sequences should not, as a rule, be considered when designing a COBOL application.

Reference Sources

IBM OS/VS COBOL COMPILER AND LIBRARY PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE, SC28-6483.

IBM OS/VS COBOL SUBROUTINE LIBRARY PROGRAM LOGIC, LY28-6425.