Output Pipes

To launch a process and write data to its standard input, the filename must consist of the > sign followed by the name of the command. The file should be opened for output.

For example:

 select output-file
     assign to ">cmd /c sort"
     organization is line sequential.
 fd output-file. 
 01 output-file-record pic x(10).
 procedure division.
     open output output-file
     write output-file-record from "Charles"
     write output-file-record from "Bill"
     write output-file-record from "Alan"
     close output-file.