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Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File

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It is possible to enter data to be sorted with the SORT/XL subsystem without creating an input file and have the sort results displayed on the terminal screen.

To input data and have it immediately displayed on the terminal screen, use the * (for $STDIN) parameter of the SORT/XL >INPUT command and the $STDLIST parameter of the SORT/XL >OUTPUT command.

In the following example, when you enter the >END command, the system prompts you with a question mark (?). List the data you want sorted and enter the :EOD command to terminate the input records. The input data is sorted and the results displayed on your terminal screen. 

  :SORT
  HP32214A.01.00  SORT/3000 WED, JUN  3, 1987, 10:20 AM
  (C) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986

  >INPUT *
  >OUTPUT $STDLIST
  >KEY 1, 4
  >END
  ?GLOBE
  ?APPLE
  ?BANANA
  ?1234
  ?3456
  ?2345
  ?:eod
   1234
   2345
   3456
   APPLE
   BANANA
   GLOBE

     <<The SORT Statistics Appear Here>>

  :
When you designate the terminal as the input file (* for $STDIN) and the output file ($STDLIST), the system does not generate a system file or keep any permanent record of the sort results.



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