Before the newly created file NEWHIRES can be merged with
any other files it must first be sorted. Sort the file NEWHIRES using the same >KEY command used in the file EMPLOYEE (>KEY 1, 11; 12, 11; 23, 19):
:SORT
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>INPUT NEWHIRES
>OUTPUT NEWHIRES
>KEY 1, 11; 12, 11; 23, 19
>END
PURGE OLD OUTPUT FILE NEWHIRES.GROUP.ACCOUNT ? Y
<<The SORT Statistics Appear Here>>
:EDITOR
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/TEXT NEWHIRES
FILE UNNUMBERED
/LIST ALL
1 2 3 4
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345
1 ADAMS JERROLD INSPECTOR 8044
2 CARLSON PETER BUYER 8043
3 CLARK STEVE ASSEMBLER 8046
4 MATHEWS EDDY PLANNER 8045
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This chapter contains examples of merging this file with the file EMPLOYEE in ways useful to a Personnel Department.
In the above example, after you entered the >END command, the system displayed the message:
PURGE OLD OUTPUT FILE NEWHIRES.GROUP.ACCOUNT ? Y
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This message tells you that a file named NEWHIRES already exists in your group and account, and asks if you want the old version purged. If you reply YES, the old version of NEWHIRES is purged and a new version containing the information from this sort is created. If you reply NO, you are prompted for a new file name. You then enter a new, unique file name; and you have two files, the original file named NEWHIRES and the newly created file.
