• Sort Data User's Guide
    • Introduction to Sort Data
    • How to ...
      • Open a Sort Specification or Dictionary File
      • Choose Type of Sort
      • Define Sort Keys
      • Run a Sort
      • Save a Sort Specification File
      • Run Production Sorts
      • Get Help
    • Summaries

Save a Sort Specification File

After loading a dictionary and making key selections, sort choices, etc., you can create a sort specification file (.ssf). This is handy if you later want to perform the same type of sort—you can just load the sort specification file and run sort—no need to remember your selections. Specifically, this file will save:
  • The name and location of the dictionary file (.dcf) you selected.
  • The items you selected to be your keys, their order, and whether they are to be sorted ascending or descending.
  • The sort type you picked
To save to the current specification file ...
  1. Click on the toolbar; or from the File menu, select Save; or press Ctrl+S.
To save to a different specification file ...
  1. From the File menu, select Save As.
  2. Enter the name of the new specification file. You may need to specify the drive or directory (folder) that will contain the file.