HP 3000 Manuals

SORT-MERGE/XL General Users Guide

How Can You Sort? 

You can use SORT-MERGE/XL to sort or merge data in various ways.  Some
sequences you might choose as the basis for sorting or merging data could
be:

   *   Alphabetically in either an ascending or descending order.

   *   Numerically in either an ascending or descending order.

   *   Alphabetically or numerically based on a single key data item.

   *   Alphabetically or numerically based on more than one key data
       item.

   *   Define a unique collating sequence for your application.

   *   Merge two or more sorted files into a new merged file.

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