You must write an SD entry for each sort or merge file in the program. The last clause in the SD entry must be immediately followed by a separator period. The following example illustrates a File Section entry for a sort or merge file:
Format 5 (Sort/Merge Files)
->->--------SD file-name------------------------------------------->
->--*---------------------------------------------------------*--->
*RECORD**--------*-integer-3-*----------*---------------*-*
+*CONTAINS* *CHARACTERS* +
**--------*-integer-4 TO integer-5-*----------*--*
*CONTAINS* *CHARACTERS*
->--*-----------------------------------*--.----------------------><-
+ *-----------* +
+ V + +
*DATA-*-RECORD-*---**-data-name-2-*-*
+ *IS-*+
*-RECORDS*---**
*ARE*
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