END

DISCUSSION

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 (:).

EXAMPLES

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 
     : 

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 

ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION

None.