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SORT-MERGE/XL General Users Guide Printed in U.S.A. 900 Series HP 3000 Computer Systems HP Part No. 32650-90082 Edition E0494
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. HEWLETT-PACKARD MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material. Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett-Packard. This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied,reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. (c) 1987,1994 by HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Printed April 1994 Printing History New editions are complete revisions of the manual. Update packages, which are issued between editions, contain additional and replacement pages to be merged into the manual by the customer. The date on the title page and back cover of the manual changes only when a new edition is published. When an edition is reprinted, all the prior updates to the edition are incorporated. No information is incorporated into a reprinting unless it appears as a prior update. First Edition November 1987 A.01.00 Second Edition July 1988 A.01.00 Third Edition April 1994 C.50.00 There are many other manuals applicable to the 900 Series HP 3000. The MPE/iX Documentation Guide & Glossary Of Terms (5958-9511) contains a complete list of all MPE/iX manuals. Preface SORT-MERGE/XL is a subsystem of the MPE/iX operating system on the 900 Series HP 3000. It allows you to sort data in files, based on one or more data items. You can also merge two or more sorted files into a single, new merged file. This guide is written for general and experienced users. It introduces how to use SORT-MERGE/XL in both interactive and batch job modes of operation. It includes a reference section on the commands used to specify what will be sorted or merged. If you are interested in information on using this subsystem programmatically, refer to the SORT-MERGE/XL Programmer's Guide (32650-90080). This guide is part of the General User's Series of manuals. See the documentation map at the front of this guide for a description of how it relates to the other manuals in the series. Organization of this Manual To help you find the information you need, a brief description of each chapter and appendix in the guide follows: Chapter 1 Introduction to SORT-MERGE/XL is an overview of how and what you can sort or merge, and an explanation of the basic procedure. Chapter 2 Getting Started With SORT-MERGE/XL is an introduction to commands, key data items, collating sequences, translation tables, and the types of files used by the subsystem. Chapter 3 Using SORT/XL Interactively is a discussion on how to perform various sort functions in an interactive session. Chapter 4 Using MERGE/XL Interactively is a discussion on how to perform various merge functions in an interactive session. Chapter 5 Using SORT-MERGE/XL in Batch Mode is a discussion on how to build a job file, begin its operation, schedule it for processing, and terminate it, if necessary. Chapter 6 SORT-MERGE/XL Commands is a reference section for SORT-MERGE/XL commands, including options, parameters, operation, and in most cases, examples. Appendix A Error Messages is a listing of all SORT-MERGE/XL subsystem error messages. Appendix B ASCII/EBCDIC Tables contains ASCII/EBCDIC tables showing codes values in character, decimal, octal, and hexadecimal formats. Appendix C Native Language Collating is a listing of native languages for which collating is available on the 900 Series HP 3000. Glossary A listing of terms and definitions used in this manual. How to Use this Manual If you are new to the SORT-MERGE/XL subsystem you should read Chapters 1 and 2 first. If you are an experienced user of SORT-MERGE/XL, turn to Chapters 2, 3, and 4 for task-oriented discussions on performing various functions with the subsystem. If you require specific information on SORT-MERGE/XL commands, turn to the reference section in Chapter 6. In addition to this guide, you might also find the following sources of information useful: General User's Reference Manual (32650-90002) HP 3000 Guide for the New User (32033-90009) Migration Process Guide (30367-90007) MPE V to MPE/iX: Getting Started (30367-90002) SORT-MERGE/XL Programmer's Guide (32650-90080) Conventions NOTATION DESCRIPTION UPPERCASE Within syntax statements, characters in uppercase must be entered in exactly the order shown, though you can enter them in either uppercase or lowercase. For example: SHOWJOB Valid entries: showjob ShowJob SHOWJOB Invalid entries: shojwob ShoJob SHOW_JOB italics Within syntax statements, a word in italics represents a formal parameter or argument that you must replace with an actual value. In the following example, you must replace filename with the name of the file you want to release: RELEASE filename punctuation Within syntax statements, punctuation characters (other than brackets, braces, vertical parallel lines, and ellipses) must be entered exactly as shown. { } Within syntax statements, braces enclose required elements. When several elements within braces are stacked, you must select one. In the following example, you must select ON or OFF: SETMSG { ON } { OFF} [ ] Within syntax statements, brackets enclose optional elements. In the following example, brackets around ,TEMP indicate that the parameter and its delimiter are optional: PURGE {filename} [,TEMP] When several elements with brackets are stacked, you can select any one of the elements or none. In the following example, you can select devicename or deviceclass or neither: SHOWDEV [ devicename ] [ deviceclass] NOTATION DESCRIPTION [...] Within syntax statements, a horizontal ellipsis enclosed in brackets indicates that you can repeatedly select elements that appear within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. In the following example, you can select itemname and its delimiter zero or more times. Each instance of itemname must be preceded by a comma: [,itemname][...] If a punctuation character precedes the ellipsis, you must use that character as a delimiter to separate repeated elements. However, if you select only one element, the delimiter is not required. In the following example, the comma cannot precede the first instance of itemname: [itemname][,...] |...| Within syntax statements, a horizontal ellipsis enclosed in parallel vertical lines indicates that you can select more than one element that appears within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. However, each element can be selected only one time. In the following example, you must select ,A or ,B or ,A,B or ,B,A : { ,A}|...| { ,B} If a punctuation character precedes the ellipsis, you must use that character as a delimiter to separate repeated elements. However, if you select only one element, the delimiter is not required. In the following example, you must select A or B or AB or BA. The first element cannot be preceded by a comma: { A}|,...| { B} ... Within examples, horizontal or vertical ellipses indicate where portions of the example are omitted. _ Within syntax statements, the space symbol _ shows a required blank. In the following example, you must separate modifier and variable with a blank: SET[(modifier)]_(variable); shading Within an example of interactive dialog, shaded characters indicate user input or responses to prompts. In the following example, GATO is the user's response to the NEW NAME prompt: NEW NAME? GATO NOTATION DESCRIPTION The symbol indicates a key on the terminal's keyboard. For example, CTRL indicates the Control key. CTRL char CTRL char indicates a control character. For example, CTRL Y means you have to simultaneously press the Control key and the Y key on the keyboard. base prefixes The prefixes %, #, and $ specify the numerical base of the value that follows: %num specifies an octal number. #num specifies a decimal number. $num specifies a hexadecimal number. When no base is specified, decimal is assumed. Bit (bit:length) When a parameter contains more than one piece of data within its bit field, the different data fields are described in the format Bit (bit:length), where bit is the first bit in the field and length is the number of consecutive bits in the field. For example, Bits (13:3) indicates bits 13, 14, and 15: most significant least significant |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| | 0| | | | | | | | | | | | |13|14|15| |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| Bit (0:1) Bits(13:3)