HP 3000 Manuals

SORT-MERGE/XL General Users Guide

Using the Terminal as the Output File 

It is possible to enter the SORT/XL subsystem, issue a series of
commands, and have the results of the sort operation immediately
displayed on your terminal screen.  This process eliminates the need of
going into EDIT/V, calling up the file, and listing its contents to see
the results of a sort operation.  To use the terminal as the output
device use the $STDLIST parameter of the SORT/XL >OUTPUT command.

The following example shows how to sort the file EMPLOYEE based on a
single key.  The results are displayed on the terminal screen when you
enter the >END command.

          :SORT  

          HP32214A.01.00  SORT/3000 WED, JUN  3, 1987, 10:00 AM
          (c) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986

          >INPUT EMPLOYEE   
          >OUTPUT $STDLIST   
          >KEY 1, 11   
          >END    

                   1         2         3         4
          123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345

          ANDERSON   MARY       ACCOUNTANT         6345
          ANDERSON   CHARLES    SALES REP          3456
          ANDERSON   CHARLES    PRESIDENT          0247
          CARLSON    ROBERTA    TREASURER          3586
          FISHER     TOM        SHIPPING CLERK     7309
          JOHNSON    FRANCES    RECEPTIONIST       7943
          LANGE      ROBERT     ENGINEER           3235
          SMITH      HOWARD     DESIGNER           6794
          TAYLOR     HEATHER    SECRETARY          7272
          ZIMMER     ANDREW     ENGINEER           5739

             <<The SORT Statistics Appear Here>>

          :

When you designate the terminal as the output file ($STDLIST), the system
does not generate a system file or keep any permanent record of the sort
results.

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