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Table of Contents
- Determining File Format
- Creating an Editor File
- Sorting the File
- Initiating an Interactive MERGE/XL Session
- Exiting MERGE/XL
- Merging Files Using a Single Key
- Merging Files Using Multiple Keys
- MERGE/XL Statistics Report
- Using Verify to Check MERGE/XL Options
- Getting a Printout of MERGE/XL Results
- Using the MPE XL :PRINT Command
This chapter introduces using MERGE/XL in an interactive session.
The examples show a variety of MERGE/XL commands and options to
provide an overview of how MERGE/XL works. Refer to Chapter 6 for
information on all SORT-MERGE/XL commands, including their syntax,
parameters, options, and examples of their operation.
Throughout this chapter three files (EMPLOYEE, NEWHIRES, and
COMPANY) are used to illustrate how MERGE/XL operates.
They are patterned on typical information that might be used by
the Personnel Department of your company. The data is listed by
the employee's last name, first name, job title, and employee number. The file
EMPLOYEE contains previously sorted data for existing employees,
and is designated as an >INPUT file in all examples. The file
NEWHIRES is an unsorted file containing a list of newly hired
employees. After it is sorted, it is also designated as an >INPUT
file in all examples. The file COMPANY contains the merged data from
EMPLOYEE and NEWHIRES in various orders and is designated as
the >OUTPUT file in all examples.
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