SORT-MERGE/XL General User's Guide (32650-90883)
Chapter 3 47
Using SORT/XL Interactively
Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File
Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File
It is possible to enter data to be sorted with the SORT/XL subsystem without creating an
input file and have the sort results displayed on the terminal screen.
To input data and have it immediately displayed on the terminal screen, use the * (for
$STDIN) parameter of the SORT/XL >INPUT command and the $STDLIST parameter of the
SORT/XL >OUTPUT command.
In the following example, when you enter the >END command, the system prompts you
with a question mark (?). List the data you want sorted and enter the :EOD command to
terminate the input records. The input data is sorted and the results displayed on your
terminal screen.
:SORT
HP32214A.01.00 SORT/3000 WED, JUN 3, 1987, 10:20 AM
© HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986
>INPUT *
>OUTPUT $STDLIST
>KEY 1, 4
>END
?GLOBE
?APPLE
?BANANA
?1234
?3456
?2345
?:eod
1234
2345
3456
APPLE
BANANA
GLOBE
<<The SORT Statistics Appear Here>>
:
When you designate the terminal as the input file (* for $STDIN) and the output file
($STDLIST), the system does not generate a system file or keep any permanent record of
the sort results.