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

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SORT-MERGE/XL Commands
OUTPUT (SORT/XL)
during an interactive session, the following message is displayed:
PURGE OLD OUTPUT FIle
filename ?
If you respond YES, the old file is purged. If you respond NO or press the
Return key, the
following message is displayed:
ENTER NEW NAME FOR OUTPUT FILE
You should then enter a new name for the output file.
In batch mode, the old file is not disturbed. Instead a new permanent file, OUTPUT
nn ( n is a
non-negative integer) is created and the following message is displayed:
OUTPUT FILE CLOSED WITH FILE NAME OUTPUT
nn
The Job Control Word (JCW) is set to FATAL.
EXAMPLE
The following shows specifying the file company as the output file.
>OUTPUT COMPANY
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
Refer to the >OUTPUT command for MERGE/XL in this chapter.