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HP RPG/XL Utilities-Part 1 XSORT

Summarizing Force Character Entries 

Conditional Force Character 

   1.  Fill in columns 1-6 as you would for any control field.
   2.  Enter an F in column 7.
   3.  Enter C in column 8.
   4.  Leave columns 9-12 blank.
   5.  Specify the position of the control field in the input record in
       columns 13-16.
   6.  Enter the character you want replaced in column 17.
   7.  Enter your replacement character in column 18.  Any character may
       be used.
   8.  Place any character in column 19 if this is the 2nd or more
       conditional force on the same control field.  This will tell the
       program that this is a continuation of the preceding line.

Force-all Character 

   1.  Fill in columns 1-6 as you would for any control field.
   2.  Enter an F in column 7.
   3.  Enter C in column 8.
   4.  Leave columns 9-17 blank.
   5.  Put the replacement character for the control field in column 18.
   6.  Place any character in column 19.  This will tell the program that
       this is a continuation of the preceding line.

Unconditional Force Character 

   1.  Fill in columns 1-6 as you would for any control field.
   2.  Enter an F in column 7.
   3.  Enter a C in column 8.
   4.  Leave columns 9-17 blank.
   5.  Put the character you are forcing in column 18.
   6.  Leave column 19 blank.

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