Index

Symbols

$STDIN, Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File

$STDLIST, Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File

terminal as output file, Using the Terminal as the Output File

>

(MPE Command), :(MPE Command)

EOD Command, :EOD

>ALTSEQ Command, ALTSEQ

>DATA Command, DATA

>END Command, END

>EXIT Command, EXIT

>INPUT (MERGE/XL) Command, INPUT (MERGE/XL)

>INPUT (SORT/XL) Command, INPUT (SORT/XL)

>KEY Command, KEY

>LANGUAGE Command, LANGUAGE

>OUTPUT (MERGE/XL) Command, OUTPUT (MERGE/XL)

>OUTPUT (SORT/XL) Command, OUTPUT (SORT/XL)

>RESET Command, RESET

>SHOW Command, Using >SHOW to Display the Collating Sequence, Using >SHOW to Display the Translation Table, SHOW

>SHOWJOB Command, Checking on the Status of your Job

>VERIFY Command, Using >VERIFY to Check Options, Using Verify to Check MERGE/XL Options, VERIFY

A

Accessing

MERGE/XL, Initiating an Interactive MERGE/XL Session

SORT/XL, Initiating a SORT/XL Interactive Session

Alphabetical Sorting, Single Key Alphabetical Sorting, Multiple Key Alphabetical Sorting

Ascending/Descending Order, Ascending/ Descending Order

ASCII Character Set, ASCII/EBCDIC Character Sets

ASCII Collating Sequences, ASCII/EBCDIC

B

Batch Jobs, Using SORT-MERGE/XL in Batch Mode

scheduling, Scheduling a Batch Job

starting, Initiating a Batch Job

terminating, Terminating a Batch Job

Building Job Files, Building a Job File

C

Collating Sequences, Getting Started With SORT-MERGE/XL, Collating Sequences, Using >SHOW to Display the Collating Sequence

ASCII, ASCII/EBCDIC

defining, Defining Your Own Collating Sequence

EBCDIC, ASCII/EBCDIC

native language, Native Language Collating Sequences

user-defined, User-Defined Sequences

Commands, Getting Started With SORT-MERGE/XL, SORT-MERGE/XL Commands

>

(MPE Commands), :(MPE Command)

EOD, :EOD

>ALTSEQ, ALTSEQ

>DATA, DATA

>END, END

>EXIT, EXIT

>INPUT (MERGE/XL), INPUT (MERGE/XL)

>INPUT (SORT/XL), INPUT (SORT/XL)

>KEY, KEY

>LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE

>OUTPUT (MERGE/XL), OUTPUT (MERGE/XL)

>OUTPUT (SORT/XL), OUTPUT (SORT/XL)

>RESET, RESET

>SHOW, SHOW

>VERIFY, VERIFY

Creating Editor Files, Creating an Editor File, Creating an Editor File

D

Defining Collating Sequences, Defining Your Own Collating Sequence

Display Files, Display File

Displaying

collating sequences, Using >SHOW to Display the Collating Sequence

translation tables, Using >SHOW to Display the Translation Table

E

EBCDIC Character Set, ASCII/EBCDIC Character Sets

EBCDIC Collating Sequences, ASCII/EBCDIC

EDIT/V, Creating an Editor File, Creating an Editor File

Editor File, Creating, Creating an Editor File

Editor Files, Creating, Creating an Editor File

Error Messages, Error Messages

Exiting

MERGE/XL, Exiting MERGE/XL

SORT/XL, Exiting SORT/XL

F

File Equations, Using File Equations in SORT/XL

File Format, Determining the File Format, Determining File Format

File Types, SORT-MERGE/XL Files

Files, Getting Started With SORT-MERGE/XL

editor, Creating an Editor File, Creating an Editor File

merging, Merging Files Using a Single Key, Merging Files Using Multiple Keys

naming, Creating an Editor File

sorting, Sorting the File

unnumbered, Creating an Editor File

Format

of file, Determining the File Format, Determining File Format

I

Implied

RUN, The SORT/XL Process

Initiating SORT/XL, Initiating a SORT/XL Interactive Session

Input Files, Input File

Interactive Session, Using SORT/XL Interactively

Interactive Sessions, Using MERGE/XL Interactively

J

Job Files, Building, Building a Job File

Job Status, Checking on the Status of your Job

Jobs, Batch, Using SORT-MERGE/XL in Batch Mode

K

Key Data Items, Getting Started With SORT-MERGE/XL, Key Data Items

merging by, Merging Files By Key Data Items

multiple, Sorting Files By Multiple Key Data Items

priority of, Sorting Files By Multiple Key Data Items

saving, Saving Selected Key Data Only

single, Sorting Files By A Single Key Data Item

L

Large File Support, Large File Support

List Files, List File

Listing, To Terminal, Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File

M

maximum record length, Large File Support

MERGE Process, The MERGE/XL Process

MERGE/XL

accessing, Initiating an Interactive MERGE/XL Session

exiting, Exiting MERGE/XL

statisticalReport, MERGE/XL Statistics Report

MERGE/XL Commands, SORT-MERGE/XL Commands

Merging

files, Merging Files Using a Single Key

key data items, Merging Files By Key Data Items

multiple files, Sorting and Merging Multiple Files

multiple keys, Merging Files Using Multiple Keys

single key, Merging Files Using a Single Key

Merging Files, Merging Files Using Multiple Keys

Multiple

files sorting, Sorting and Merging Multiple Files

key merging, Merging Files Using Multiple Keys

Multiple Key Data Items, Sorting Files By Multiple Key Data Items

Multiple Key Sorting, Multiple Key Alphabetical Sorting

N

Naming Files, Creating an Editor File

Native Languages

collating sequences, Native Language Collating Sequences, Native Language Collating

Numerical Sorting, Sorting Numerically

O

Options

verifying, Using >VERIFY to Check Options, Using Verify to Check MERGE/XL Options

Order of Sort,Ascending/Descending, Ascending/ Descending Order

Output File, Using Terminal For, Using the Terminal as the Output File

Output Files, Output File

P

Printing, Saving Selected Key Data Only, Getting a Printout of MERGE/XL Results

collating sequences, Using >SHOW to Display the Collating Sequence

translation tables, Using >SHOW to Display the Translation Table

Priority of Key Data Items, Sorting Files By Multiple Key Data Items

Prompt Files, Prompt File

R

Records, Key Data Items

S

Saving Selected Key Data Items, Saving Selected Key Data Only

Scheduling Batch Jobs, Scheduling a Batch Job

Scratch Files, Scratch File

Sessions, Interactive, Using SORT/XL Interactively, Using MERGE/XL Interactively

Setting Tabs, Creating an Editor File, Creating an Editor File

Single Key Data Item, Sorting Files By A Single Key Data Item

Single Key Merging, Merging Files Using a Single Key

Single Key Sort, Single Key Alphabetical Sorting

Sort Priority, Sorting Files By Multiple Key Data Items

SORT Process, The SORT/XL Process

SORT/XL Commands, SORT-MERGE/XL Commands

SORT/XL Statistics, SORT/XL Statistics Report

SORT/XL, Exiting, Exiting SORT/XL

Sorting

alphabetically, Single Key Alphabetical Sorting, Multiple Key Alphabetical Sorting

by multiple keys, Multiple Key Alphabetical Sorting

by single key, Single Key Alphabetical Sorting

multiple files, Sorting and Merging Multiple Files

numerically, Sorting Numerically

Sorting Files, Sorting the File

Starting Batch Jobs, Initiating a Batch Job

Statistical Report

MERGE/XL, MERGE/XL Statistics Report

SORT/XL, SORT/XL Statistics Report

Status, Of Jobs, Checking on the Status of your Job

Supported Native Languages, Native Language Collating

T

Tabs

setting, Creating an Editor File, Creating an Editor File

Terminal

as input file, Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File

Terminal as output File, Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File

Terminating Batch Jobs, Terminating a Batch Job

Text Files, Text File

Translation Tables, Getting Started With SORT-MERGE/XL, Translation Tables, Using >SHOW to Display the Translation Table

U

Unnumbered Files, Creating an Editor File

User-Defined Collating Sequences, User-Defined Sequences

Using File Equations, Using File Equations in SORT/XL

V

Verifying Options, Using >VERIFY to Check Options, Using Verify to Check MERGE/XL Options