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Column 7 Field Type or Comments The column 7 entry tells XSORT whether you are describing a control field, data field, or a comment line. If you are describing a control field, the entry tells the program how it is to be used. Entries in columns 7 and 8 interact and a separate column description section is included below to clarify this interchange of commands. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Column 7 Entry | Meaning To Program | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | N | This is a normal control field. The field will be sorted | | | according to the sequence specified in column 18 of the Header | | | Specifications. | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | O | This is an opposite control field. It tells the program to sort | | | the data in the sequence opposite to that specified in column 18 | | | of the Header Specifications. | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | F | This is a forced control field. The entries in columns 9-19 | | | indicate how the control field is to be changed. | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | D | This is a data field (used for SORTR only). | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | * | This is a comment line. | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------