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SORT-MERGE/XL General Users Guide

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 SORT-MERGE/XL General Users Guide
   SORT-MERGE/XL General Users Guide : COPYRIGHT NOTICE

   Ch 1.  Introduction To SORT-MERGE/XL
      What Can You Sort?
      How Can You Sort?
      The SORT/XL Process
      The MERGE/XL Process

   Ch 2.  Getting Started With SORT-MERGE/XL
      SORT- MERGE/XL Commands
      Key Data Items
          Sorting Files By A Single Key Data Item
          Sorting Files By Multiple Key Data Items
          Merging Files By Key Data Items
      Collating Sequences
          ASCII/EBCDIC
          Native Language Collating Sequences
          User-Defined Sequences
          Ascending/ Descending Order
      Translation Tables
      SORT-MERGE/XL Files
          Display File
          Input File
          Output File
          List File
          Scratch File
          Text File
          Prompt File

   Ch 3.  Using SORT/XL Interactively
      Determining the File Format
      Creating an Editor File
      Initiating a SORT/XL Interactive Session
      Exiting SORT/XL
      Single Key Alphabetical Sorting
      SORT/XL Statistics Report
      Multiple Key Alphabetical Sorting
      Using >VERIFY to Check Options
      Sorting Numerically
      Sorting and Merging Multiple Files
      Saving Selected Key Data Only
      Using the MPE XL :PRINT Command
      Using >SHOW to Display the Collating Sequence
      Using >SHOW to Display the Translation Table
      Defining Your Own Collating Sequence
      Using the Terminal as the Output File
      Using the Terminal as the Input File and the Output File
      Using File Equations in SORT/XL

   Ch 4.  Using MERGE/XL Interactively
      Determining File Format
      Creating an Editor File
      Sorting the File
      Initiating an Interactive MERGE/XL Session
      Exiting MERGE/XL
      Merging Files Using a Single Key
      Merging Files Using Multiple Keys
      MERGE/XL Statistics Report
      Using Verify to Check MERGE/XL Options
      Getting a Printout of MERGE/XL Results
      Using the MPE XL :PRINT Command

   Ch 5.  Using SORT-MERGE/XL in Batch Mode
      Building a Job File
      Initiating a Batch Job
      Checking on the Status of your Job
      Scheduling a Batch Job
      Terminating a Batch Job

   Ch 6.  SORT-MERGE/XL Commands
      ALTSEQ
      DATA
      END
      EXIT
      INPUT (MERGE/XL)
      INPUT (SORT/XL)
      KEY
      LANGUAGE
      OUTPUT (MERGE/XL)
      OUTPUT (SORT/XL)
      RESET
      SHOW
      VERIFY
      :(MPE Command)
      :EOD

   Ap A. Error Messages
      SORT/XL Error Messages
      MERGE/XL Error Messages
      Recovery Procedures

   Ap B. ASCII/EBCDIC Character Sets

   Ap C. Native Language Collating
   GLOSSARY
   INDEX
       Index

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