HP 3000 Manuals

HP RPG/XL Utilities-Part 1 XSORT

Rules for Coding ALTSEQ 

   1.  Code ALTSEQ in the first six positions.  This tells XSORT that
       this is an ALTSEQ specification.


   2.  Leave columns 7 and 8 blank.


   3.  Enter the hexadecimal equivalent of the character you are taking
       out of normal sequence in columns 9 and 10.  (A standard collating
       chart showing the hex equivalents of all ASCII characters appears
       in Appendix C.)


   4.  Enter in 11 and 12 the hexadecimal equivalent of the value
       (position) the character specified in columns 9 and 10 is to have
       in the new collating sequence.


   5.  Enter as many such pairs as the number of characters you are
       taking out of normal sequence.


   6.  Leave no spaces between sets of hex numbers.

   7.  When you reach the end of a statement, continue on the next
       specification line, following the rules above (1-6).  Entries can
       extend to column 80, although it is not necessary to fill an
       entire line before continuing to a new line.


   8.  Enter a double asterisk (**) in columns 1 and 2 of the
       specification line.  This indicates that you are finished with
       your ALTSEQ statements.


*MC=moved character, NV=new value

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