HP 3000 Manual page 13

• The relative record numbers of the records in the input file.
• Part or all of the records in the input files.
• A count of the number of records selected for processing from the input files.
Supplying the Sort Specifications
XSORT specifications are normally entered through a job stream. Interactive entry of specs
is not recommended because XSORT does not prompt for input.
$STDIN to supply sort statements.
XSORT reads your specifications from the file whose formal file designation is XSORTEXT. By
default, XSORTEXT is associated with the actual file designator, $STDIN. Specifications are
read from XSORTEXT (or $STDIN) and any errors in syntax are detected and communicated to you
on $STDLIST.
XSORT specifications must always be entered in the following order.
1 Header.
2 Alternate Collating Sequence.
3 S Option.
4 Record Type.
5 Field Description
You can use either XSORTEXT or
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