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

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SORT-MERGE/XL Commands
INPUT (MERGE/XL)
INPUT (MERGE/XL)
Within the MERGE/XL subsystem, the >INPUT command specifies the sorted files to be
merged. Refer to the SORT/XL >INPUT command for information on how to use the
command within that subsystem.
SYNTAX
>I[NPUT] { fname1,fname2 }[, fname3 ]...[, fnameN ]
PARAMETERS
DISCUSSION
Unlike the SORT/XL >INPUT command, the input files are not enclosed in parentheses.
The order in which the files are specified is important only in that the records with equal
keys are ordered according to the order of the files in which they appear. If more than one
>INPUT command is entered, only the last command is effective. See the discussion under
the SORT/XL >INPUT command for information about file equations.
EXAMPLE
The following example shows how to merge three previously sorted files, SORTED1,
SORTED2, and SORTED3, into a single, new, output file named MERGE1:
:MERGE
HP32214A.01.00 MERGE/3000 THU, JUN 4, 1987, 9:45 AM
© HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986
>INPUT SORTED1, SORTED2, SORTED3
>OUTPUT MERGE1
>KEY 1, 11
>END
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
Refer to the SORT/XL >INPUT command in this chapter.
fname The fname parameter specifies the actual file designator. $NULL is
not a valid input file. The order in which the input files are
specified is important in that records with equal keys are
positioned according to the order of the files in which they appear.
Notice that parentheses are not used with >INPUT command in
MERGE/XL.