MPE/iX Quick Reference Guide (32650-90881)

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SORT-MERGE/XL Commands
Description of SORT-MERGE/XL Commands
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NOS[EQUENCE]
NOT[ABLE] }
VERIFY
Displays information on the input and output files, key descriptions, and the various
options in effect during a SORT/XL or MERGE/XL operation to the file LIST.
V[ERIFY]
:(MPE Command)
The : is entered preceding MPE commands within SORT/XL or MERGE/XL, for example,
for entering file equations.
: [MPE command]
:EOD
The :EOD command is not truly a command. It terminates the list of input records to
MERGE/XL when * (for $STDIN) is the input file.
:EOD
To Initiate MERGE
RUN MERGE.PUB.SYS
ALTSEQ
The ALTSEQ command defines a collating sequence other than the standard ASCII or
EBCDIC format. The ALTSEQ command must be preceded by a DATA command. It is
effective only if the keys are of type BYTE and if the input data is ASCII. (Refer to Appendix
B of the Sort-Merge/XL General User's Guide for information on ASCII and EBCDIC
character set values.)
A[LTSEQ] modspec1 [, modspec2 ]..[, modspecN ]
[EACH] leftspec { =
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WITH} rightspec
or
MERGE leftspec {WITH
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= } rightspec
To specify leftspec and rightspec use the following form:
{ string
num byte
range string }