FastSort Manual

Using FastSort Commands
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FC Command
FC Command
Use the FC (Fix) command to display the last FastSort command and then to repeat or
edit the command.
When you enter the FC command, FastSort displays the last command you typed
followed by the FC prompt, a period (.), on the next line. At the FC prompt you can
enter the following editing characters (in either uppercase or lowercase):
R
replaces characters in the FastSort command beginning with the character above
the R with the text following the R
I
inserts the text following the I into the FastSort command
D
deletes the character in the FastSort command above the D
//
ends a text string and allows you to make more than one change to a command
For more information about the FC command, see the Guardian User’s Guide.
FROM Command
Use the FROM command to specify an input file name for a sort or merge run and to
provide FastSort with the following information:

The exclusion mode that FastSort uses to open the file

The maximum number of records in the file

Whether the records in the file are already sorted

The maximum length of records in the file
in-file
names an input file containing records to be sorted or merged. You can enter
multiple FROM commands, one for each input file for sorting or merging.
FC
FROM [ in-file ] [ , EXCL[USION] mode ]...
[ , FILE count ]
[ , MERGE ]
[ , RECORD length ]