Fujitsu PowerBSORT for Windows
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What are the run-time charges for using PowerBSORT?
Answer: You need to have a PowerBSORT license for any machine using PowerBSORT. Contact your NetCOBOL sales rep for details of volume pricing.
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How much can PowerBSORT speed up my COBOL program sorts?
Our tests indicate PowerBSORT improves sort speeds by a factor of around 30%.
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From which products can I use the PowerBSORT OCX?
Answer: Any OCX compliant tool should support the PowerBSORT OCX. We have done extensive testing with Visual Basic.
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Where is PowerBSORT documented?
Answer: There are three help files in the PowerBSORT folder and another that you can access from the Properties dialog box for the OCX control. These provide extensive information about using PowerBSORT. To open a help file double click on the help file name in Windows Explorer.
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Can this work like mainframe sorts - for example to do batch sorting?
Answer: Yes - PowerBSORT has a command line interface that enables you to create batch or command files to drive sorts. For one-off sort tasks you can use the interactive interface that helps you enter the data to drive a sort in a quick and friendly manner.
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How helpful is PowerBSORT in Y2K scenarios?
Answer: PowerBSORT handles 4 digit dates. It also allows you to do windowing of dates - so data containing dates can be sorted in the order of sliding date windows.
