I've been in shops where external SORTs were 'standard'. It was more toward 
 maintainability then performance.
 
 
In a message dated 11/25/2013 12:29:35 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
[email protected] writes:

mean the  second, using the COBOL SORT verb to invoke the SORT from within 
the  program.  And I tend to agree with you.  Just looking for reasons  
other than the ones I have thought of to refute the claim that 

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