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MPE/iX System Utilities Reference Manual

Operation 

Using SORT 

To invoke the sort portion of SORT-MERGE/XL enter:

     SORT 

or

     RUN SORT.PUB.SYS 

SORT-MERGE/XL responds with a message similar to this:

     HP31900A.01.01  SORT/V    TUE, JAN  2, 1990,  2:58 PM
     (C) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1987

It then presents a > prompt.  At this prompt you must specify an INPUT
file, an OUTPUT file and sort KEY(s).  For example:

     > INPUT INFILE 
     > OUTPUT OUTFILE 
     > KEY 1,10 
     > KEY 11,6 
     > END 

You may enter the parameters in any order.  However, you must specify the
keywords OUTPUT, INPUT and KEY. You must use valid MPE/iX file names.  If
you qualify both files with group and account names, you must have read 
access to the INPUT file and write access to the group and account for
the OUTPUT file.

This example contains two keys, the first, beginning in byte one, which
is 10 bytes long and the second, beginning in byte 11, which is six bytes
long.  The first key entered is the primary key.  Each successive key
entered is secondary to the key entered before it.

The word END indicates you are finished entering parameters and signals
SORT-MERGE/XL to begin processing.

After sorting your file SORT-MERGE/XL produces a statistical display and
then terminates.

If you want to terminate SORT-MERGE/XL without processing do not enter
END. Instead enter:

     > EXIT 

You may access the sorted OUTPUT file just as you would any other MPE/iX
file.

Using MERGE 

To invoke the MERGE portion of SORT-MERGE/XL enter:

     MERGE 

or

     RUN MERGE.PUB.SYS 

SORT-MERGE/XL responds with a display similar to:

     HP31900A.01.01  MERGE/V    TUE, JAN  2, 1990,  3:54 PM
     (C) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1987

It then presents a > prompt.  At this prompt you must supply INPUT
file(s) an OUTPUT file and SORT key(s).

For example:

     > INPUT INFILE1, INFILE2,...INFILEN 
     > OUTPUT OUTFILE 
     > KEY 1,12 
     > END 

You may enter the parameters in any order.  However, you must specify the
keywords INPUT, OUTPUT and KEY. You may enter file names on one line
separated by commas (as in the example), or you may enter each on a
separate line with the keyword INPUT.

The OUTPUT file is the file to which the merged files will be written.
In this example there is only one key.  It begins in byte one and is 12
bytes long.

The word END indicates you are finished entering parameters and signals
SORT-MERGE/XL to begin processing.

After merging your files SORT-MERGE/XL produces a statistical display and
then terminates.

If you want to terminate SORT-MERGE/XL without processing do not enter
END. Instead enter: 

     EXIT 

You may access the sorted OUTPUT file just as you would any other MPE/iX
file.

Additional Discussion 

For more information refer to SORT-MERGE/XL General User's Guide 
(32650-90082).

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