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Rules for Coding ALTSEQ
1. Code ALTSEQ in the first six positions. This tells XSORT that
this is an ALTSEQ specification.
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2. Leave columns 7 and 8 blank.
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3. Enter the hexadecimal equivalent of the character you are taking
out of normal sequence in columns 9 and 10. (A standard collating
chart showing the hex equivalents of all ASCII characters appears
in Appendix C.)
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4. Enter in 11 and 12 the hexadecimal equivalent of the value
(position) the character specified in columns 9 and 10 is to have
in the new collating sequence.
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5. Enter as many such pairs as the number of characters you are
taking out of normal sequence.
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6. Leave no spaces between sets of hex numbers.
7. When you reach the end of a statement, continue on the next
specification line, following the rules above (1-6). Entries can
extend to column 80, although it is not necessary to fill an
entire line before continuing to a new line.
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8. Enter a double asterisk (**) in columns 1 and 2 of the
specification line. This indicates that you are finished with
your ALTSEQ statements.
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*MC=moved character, NV=new value