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

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SORT-MERGE/XL Commands

END

The >END command speciﬁes the conclusion of SORT-MERGE/XL parameters. It also starts

the sort or merge operation speciﬁed.

SYNTAX

>E[ND]

DISCUSSION

The >END command indicates all commands have been speciﬁed and the SORT/XL or

MERGE/XL program should begin operation.

If the terminal ($STDIN) is speciﬁed in the >INPUT command of the SORT/XL program, you

enter and receive sort data from the terminal. A work ﬁle is not created. The character ? is

displayed following the >END command, and the input records are typed in from the

terminal.

After the >END command is issued, in an interactive session or batch job, the sort or merge

operation is started. This is followed by a statistical report on the operation that is

displayed on your terminal screen. This report is followed by the message END OF PROGRAM

and the MPE XL colon prompt (:).

EXAMPLES

The following example shows how to use the >END command in an interactive session:

:SORT

HP32214A.01.00 SORT/3000 THU, JUN 4, 1987, 9:30 AM

>INPUT EMPLOYEE

>OUTPUT COMPANY

>KEY 1,10

>END

STATISTICS

NUMBER OF RECORDS = 6

NUMBER OF INTERMEDIATE PASSES = 0

SPACE AVAILABLE (IN WORDS) = 27,047

NUMBER OF COMPARES = 13

NUMBER OF SCRATCHFILES IO'S = 6

CPU TIME (MINUTES) = .00

ELAPSED TIME (MINUTES) = .49

RECORD SIZE (IN BYTES) = 80

SCRATCH FILE SIZE (# SECTORS) = 3,502

END OF PROGRAM