This variable allows you to place temporary files used by the SORT verb in another directory. By default these files are stored in the current directory. You can specify an alternate directory to hold the sort files by setting the configuration variable SORT_DIR to the desired directory. This value is treated as a prefix, much like FILE_PREFIX. You can improve the performance of the SORT verb by placing the temporary files on a fast device. Take care, however, that the device has enough free space to hold twice the size of the data to be sorted.
You may not use the SORT_DIR variable with AcuServer.
Remote name notation is allowed for the SORT_DIR variable if your runtime is client-enabled. See System Requirements and Remote Name Notation in the ACUCOBOL-GT User's Guide for more information about client-enabled runtimes and remote name notation.