You should be aware that run-time limits may be lower than those imposed
by the COBOL Compiler.
File sizes (number of records)
| All file organizations |
No specifiable limit; depends on record size and file size |
Index keys (numbers)
| Records added with the same duplicate key value in: |
| |
IDXFORMAT 3 and C-ISAM |
65,535 |
| |
With IDXFORMAT"4" or IDXFORMAT"8" directive |
4,294,967,297 |
| Components in a split key: |
| |
(using Micro Focus format file) |
62 |
| |
(using C-ISAM format file) |
8 |
Record sizes
Sort keys
| Sort key size |
4096 |
| Number of sort keys |
64 |