SORT-MERGE/XL General User's Guide (32650-90883)

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SORT-MERGE/XL Commands

:(MPE Command)

The >: command is entered prior to issuing MPE commands within SORT/XL or

MERGE/XL.

SYNTAX

>: [MPE command]

DISCUSSION

The >: command allows you to enter certain MPE commands without using the Break key.

The colon indicates to SORT-MERGE/XL that it should pass the rest of the record to the

MPE XL operating system. To continue an MPE command on the next record, the last

nonblank character on the current record should be an ampersand (&). The command may

be continued after the >: prompt.

Valid MPE commands are those capable of being executed programmatically. (Refer to the

MPE XL Commands Reference Manual for a list of valid entries.) Command Interpreter

and ﬁle system error messages are printed if an error occurs. User Deﬁned Commands,

Command Files, and program ﬁles cannot be entered from the SORT-MERGE/XL >:

command, but are valid during a

Break.

EXAMPLE

The following example shows using two MPE commands (:BUILD and :LIST) from within

the SORT/XL subsystem.

:SORT

HP32214C.02.03 SORT/3000 THU, JUN 4, 1987, 11:00 AM

>:BUILD EMPLOYEE;REC=-132,10,F,ASCII; &

>: DISC=10000,32,32;CCTL

>:LISTF EMPLOYEE,2

THU, JUN 4, 1987, 11:06 AM

ACCOUNT= SUBSYS GROUP= SORT

FILENAME CODE ---------LOGICAL RECORD-------- --SPACE--

SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX

EMPLOYEE 133B FAC 0 10000 10 6006 32 32

>EXIT

END OF PROGRAM