It is possible to enter data to be sorted with the SORT/XL subsystem without creating an input file and have the sort results displayed on the terminal screen.
To input data and have it immediately displayed on the terminal screen, use the * (for $STDIN) parameter of the SORT/XL >INPUT command and the $STDLIST parameter of the SORT/XL >OUTPUT command.
In the following example, when you enter the >END command, the system prompts you with a question mark (?). List the data you want sorted and enter the :EOD command to terminate the input records. The input data is sorted and the results displayed on your terminal screen.
:SORT
HP32214A.01.00 SORT/3000 WED, JUN 3, 1987, 10:20 AM
© HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986
>INPUT *
>OUTPUT $STDLIST
>KEY 1, 4
>END
?GLOBE
?APPLE
?BANANA
?1234
?3456
?2345
?:eod
1234
2345
3456
APPLE
BANANA
GLOBE
<<The SORT Statistics Appear Here>>
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When you designate the terminal as the input file (* for $STDIN) and the output file ($STDLIST), the system does not generate a system file or keep any permanent record of the sort results.
