VERIFY

DISCUSSION

The >VERIFY command displays information on the specifications for a particular sort or merge. The information provided includes the name of the input file, the name of the output file, specified key positions including their length and type, whether the sort or merge is to be done in ascending or descending order, and which key is the major key. It also provides the type of input data and type of sequence (ASCII or EBCDIC), if specified.

This command must be entered before the >END command which initializes the sort or merge operation specified.

EXAMPLE

The following example shows how to verify what has been designated as the conditions for a sort operation:

     :SORT   
 
     HP32214A.01.00  SORT/3000 THU, JUN  4, 1987, 10:45 AM 
     © HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986 
 
     >INPUT EMPLOYEE 
     >OUTPUT COMPANY   
     >KEY 1, 11; 12, 11   
     >DATA IS ASCII, SEQUENCE IS EBCDIC   
     >VERIFY
 
     INPUT ENTITY = EMPLOYEE 
     OUTPUT ENTITY = COMPANY 
     KEY POSITION   LENGTH    TYPE    ASC/DESC 
         1           11       BYTE       ASC    (MAJOR KEY) 
        12           11       BYTE       ASC 
     INPUT DATA IS ASCII. 
     SEQUENCE IS IN EBCDIC. 

ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION

None.