The :EOD command is not truly a command. It terminates the list of input records to SORT/XL when * (for $STDIN) is the input file.
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The >:EOD (or :eod) command terminates the list of user input records when the terminal ($STDIN[ X ] is the input and output device. You input data at the system generated question mark prompt (?), and issue the :EOD command when you are done. The records are sorted and then displayed on the terminal screen.
EXAMPLE |
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The following example shows how to use your terminal to input and then receive a display of the sorted data:
>INPUT *
>OUTPUT $STDLIST
>KEY 1, 4
>END
?user input
?user input
?user input
?:EOD
sorted data
sorted data
sorted data
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ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION |
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None.
