HP 3000 Manuals

SORT-MERGE/XL General Users Guide

Initiating a SORT/XL Interactive Session 

After you create the editor file containing the data to be sorted, begin
an interactive session using the SORT/XL subsystem.  To do so, at the MPE
XL colon prompt (:), enter:

          :SORT  

This accesses the SORT/XL subsystem and makes the capabilities of the
program SORT.PUB.SYS available to you.  The ability to run a program,
such as SORT.PUB.SYS, without explicitly using the MPE XL :RUN command is
called an Implied :RUN. You can use the :RUN command (:RUN SORT.PUB.SYS )
or simply enter :SORT to access the subsystem.

The SORT/XL header appears,followed by the subsystem chevron prompt (>):

          HP32214A.01.00  SORT/3000 WED, JUN  3, 1987,  8:18 AM
          (c) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986

          >

You are now in the SORT/XL subsystem program and can enter SORT/XL
commands at the chevron prompt (>).

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