MERGE/XL Statistics Report

MERGE/XL generates a statistical report summarizing the merge operation. This statistical report is generated and displayed each time you enter the >END command. Statistical values for a merge operation on the files EMPLOYEE and NEWHIRES might be:

                      STATISTICS 
 
        NUMBER OF INPUT FILES =              2 
        NUMBER OF RECORDS =                 18 
        SPACE AVAILABLE (IN WORDS) =    26,872 
        NUMBER OF COMPARES =                15 
        CPU TIME (MINUTES)                 .00 
        RECORD SIZE (IN BYTES) =            72 
        : 

The statistics generated by this report are used mostly by System Managers and Programmers. Although this information may not apply to you, it is mentioned here since it appears on your terminal screen each time you enter an >END command to start a merge operation. Refer to the SORT-MERGE/XL Programmer's Guide for additional information on MERGE/XL statistics.