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The >END command indicates all commands have been specified and the SORT/XL or MERGE/XL program should begin operation.
If the terminal ($STDIN) is specified in the >INPUT command of the SORT/XL program, you enter and receive sort data from the terminal. A work file is not created. The character ? is displayed following the >END command, and the input records are typed in from the terminal.
After the >END command is issued, in an interactive session or batch job, the sort or merge operation is started. This is followed by a statistical report on the operation that is displayed on your terminal screen. This report is followed by the message END OF PROGRAM and the MPE XL colon prompt (:).
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The following example shows how to use the >END command in an interactive session:
:SORT
HP32214A.01.00 SORT/3000 THU, JUN 4, 1987, 9:30 AM
© HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986
>INPUT EMPLOYEE
>OUTPUT COMPANY
>KEY 1,10
>END
STATISTICS
NUMBER OF RECORDS = 6
NUMBER OF INTERMEDIATE PASSES = 0
SPACE AVAILABLE (IN WORDS) = 27,047
NUMBER OF COMPARES = 13
NUMBER OF SCRATCHFILES IO'S = 6
CPU TIME (MINUTES) = .00
ELAPSED TIME (MINUTES) = .49
RECORD SIZE (IN BYTES) = 80
SCRATCH FILE SIZE (# SECTORS) = 3,502
END OF PROGRAM
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The following example shows what occurs when the >END command is entered after the terminal has been designated as the input device and output device. The terminal is designated as the input device by specifying * (for $STDIN) in the >INPUT command. It is designated as the output device by specifying $STDLIST in the
>OUTPUT command.
>INPUT *
>OUTPUT $STDLIST
>KEY 1, 4
>END
?user input
?user input
?user input
?:EOD
sorted data
sorted data
sorted data
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