HP RPG/iX Utilities Reference Manual (30318-90006)
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Ascending or Descending Sequence
This entry indicates the sequence in which you want the records sorted.
Sequencing will be done according to the ASCII collating sequence unless it is altered using ALTSEQ
specifications.
Column 26: Collating Sequence
This entry determines the collating sequence you want XSORT to use in its comparing operations.
Characters will be compared to ascertain if one is greater than, equal to, or less than another.
If you leave the column blank, XSORT will use the standard ASCII collating sequence.
An S in column 26 means you want to change the standard collating sequence. To do this you must include
a set of ALTSEQ specifications after the Header specification. (See Section 3.)
If you specify an alternate collating sequence, you cannot use packed data for record selection factors or
sort control fields. In other words, you cannot enter a P in column 8 of your Record Type specifications or
in column 8 of your Field Description specs used to define control fields.
Column 27: Print Option
XSORT can print:
• XSORT specifications.
• Diagnostic messages--for syntax errors in the specifications.
• Statistics of the sort--record counts and timing data.
• Abort messages--a "sortstone" identifying the primary cause of the failure.
• Display messages--MPE abort messages and unnumbered diagnostic messages.
Column 27 entries indicate which of the print options you want to have printed during the job:
Column 28: Output Option for Record-Out Sort
Table 3:
Column 18 Entry Sequence
A Ascending sequence by control field
D Descending sequence by control field
Table 4:
Column 27 Entry Information Printed
0 or blank XSORT specifications, Diagnostic messages, Statistics, Abort messages,
Display messages
1 Statistics, Abort messages, Display messages
2 Abort messages, Display messages
3 Display messages