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COBOL, DATA_DIVISION, clauses, RECORD_KEY
*Conan The Librarian
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The RECORD KEY clause specifies the Prime Record Key access path to
indexed file records.
Format -
RECORD KEY IS { rec-key | seg-key = {seg}... } [ WITH DUPLICATES ]
[ ASCENDING ]
[ DESCENDING]
is the Record Key for the file. It is the data-name of a data item
in a record description entry for the file. It can be qualified, but
it cannot be a group item that contains a variable-occurrence data
item. The data item must be described as: (1) alphanumeric or
alphabetic category, (2) a group item, (3) unsigned numeric display,
(4) a COMP-3 integer, or (5) a COMP integer.
is the Record Key for the file. It is a segmented-key name that
represents the concatenation of one or more (up to eight)
occurrences of seg.
is the data-name of a data item in a record description entry for
the file. It can be qualified, but it cannot be a group item that
contains a variable-occurrence data item. The data item must be
described as: (1) alphanumeric or alphabetic category,
(2) a group item or (3) an unsigned numeric display item.