MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90875)

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Command Definitions (MAIL-PUTJCW)
MERGEOUTPUT
MERGEOUTPUT
NM and CM callable.
Provides an alternative method of specifying how records are output from the MERGE
program.
Syntax
CA I16
MERGEOUTPUT(
record,length );
Parameters
record 16-bit character array
Returns the next output record.
length 16-bit signed integer
Returns the length of the
record parameter value.
Operation Notes
MERGEOUTPUT requests records from MERGEINIT, one at a time, if the outputfiles
parameter in the call to the MERGEINIT intrinsic was not specified. Call MERGEOUTPUT from
the program after a call to MERGEINIT, but before a call to MERGEEND.
Related Information
Intrinsics HPSORT, HPMERGE
Manual SORT-MERGE/XL Programmer's Guide