SORT-MERGE/XL Programmer's Guide (32650-90884)

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Altering the Collating Sequence
Using a Native Language Sequence
Using a Native Language Sequence
When you sort or merge information that has language considerations, you do so by using
a collating sequence for Native Language types. These collating sequences include
language-specific alphanumeric characters and accent marks.
Parameters in the HPSORTINIT or HPMERGEINIT intrinsic are used when specifying an
alternate collating sequence. The parameters are:
•
keys - Data type element must be set to 10 for character data.
•
charseq - a 32-bit integer array. The first element contains the value of 1 (one) and
second element contains the language ID of the collating sequence.
NOTE Use the altseq parameter with ASCII sequences only. Do not use it to create
alternate sequences for native language (NL).
Getting the Language ID
To determine the supported languages and their language identification numbers (IDs),
use the NLUTIL utility. For example, to sort or merge a German file, run NLUTIL to find
the language ID for German:
Figure 4-1. Running NLUTIL
:RUN NLUTIL.PUB.SYS
HP32414A.03.00 NLUTIL/3000 (C) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO., 1983
Lang Lang Char Char
ID Name ID Name
---- ---- ---- ----------------
0 NATIVE-3000 0 USASCII
1 AMERICAN 1 ROMAN8
2 CANADIAN-FRENCH 1 ROMAN8
3 DANISH 1 ROMAN8
4 DUTCH 1 ROMAN8
5 ENGLISH 1 ROMAN8
6 FINNISH 1 ROMAN8
7 FRENCH 1 ROMAN8
8 GERMAN 1 ROMAN8
9 ITALIAN 1 ROMAN8
10 NORWEGIAN 1 ROMAN8
11 PORTUGUESE 1 ROMAN8
12 SPANISH 1 ROMAN8
13 SWEDISH 1 ROMAN8
Do you require a listing of the current configuration? N
Do you require a listing of one language? N
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