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:(MPE Command)
The >: command is entered prior to issuing MPE commands within SORT/XL
or MERGE/XL.
SYNTAX
>: [MPE command]
DISCUSSION
The >: command allows you to enter certain MPE commands without using
the Break key. The colon indicates to SORT-MERGE/XL that it should pass
the rest of the record to the MPE XL operating system. To continue an
MPE command on the next record, the last nonblank character on the
current record should be an ampersand (&). The command may be continued
after the >: prompt.
Valid MPE commands are those capable of being executed programmatically.
(Refer to the MPE XL Commands Reference Manual (32650-90003) for a list
of valid entries.) Command Interpreter and file system error messages
are printed if an error occurs. User Defined Commands, Command Files,
and program files cannot be entered from the SORT-MERGE/XL >: command,
but are valid during a Break.
EXAMPLE
The following example shows using two MPE commands (:BUILD and :LIST)
from within the SORT/XL subsystem.
:SORT
HP32214C.02.03 SORT/3000 THU, JUN 4, 1987, 11:00 AM
(c) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986
>:BUILD EMPLOYEE;REC=-132,10,F,ASCII; &
>: DISC=10000,32,32;CCTL
>:LISTF EMPLOYEE,2
THU, JUN 4, 1987, 11:06 AM
ACCOUNT= SUBSYS GROUP= SORT
FILENAME CODE ---------LOGICAL RECORD-------- --SPACE--
SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX
EMPLOYEE 133B FAC 0 10000 10 6006 32 32
>EXIT
END OF PROGRAM
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
Refer to the MPE XL Commands Reference Manual (32650-90003).