Using Syncsort software to sort Micro Focus COBOL modules, the Syncsort software is migrated to the Synsort DMExpress software. Unfortunately, it is not possible for Micro Focus modules to call DMExpress.

With the old Syncsort software when linking Syncsort to COBOL programs, the CALLSORT compiler directive is used with or without the value EXTSM

( cob –C CALLSORT or cob –C CALLSORT=EXTSM )

However, with DMExpress software , the CALLSORT compiler directive must be set to EXTSM1

( cob –C CALLSORT=EXTSM1 )

and the executable must be generated with-IEXTSM1 ( upper-case “I” )