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System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual
SORT Utility
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Using SORT in Various Languages
Using SORT in COBOL74 or COBOL85
Using SORT in ALGOL
Using SORT in C
Using SORT in FORTRAN77
Using a Procedural Interface for SORT
The paragraphs that follow discuss the use of SORT in various languages.
Contents
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Introduction
Documentation Updates
What's New?
BARS (Activity Reporting System)
BARS Commands
BYE Command
CYCLE Command
DISPLAY Command
HELP Command
LOAD Command
NEWDISPLAY Command
PACK Command
PERIOD Command
SAVE Command
WORDS Command
Keywords
MONITOR File Format
MONITOR Record 1 (Operational Information)
MONITOR Record 2 (Utilization Times and Counts Information)
MONITOR Record 3 (Queue Information)
BUILDX Utility
Running the BUILDX Utility
Files Used by the BUILDX Utility
CARDLINE Utility
Printing a Data Deck
Examples
CDFORMAT
Creating Media
Limitations
Examples
Hardware Requirements
COMPARE Utility
Running the COMPARE Utility
Using MARC to Run COMPARE
Using a WFL Job to Run COMPARE
Files Used by the COMPARE Utility
Output from the COMPARE Utility
DCSTATUS
Execution
CANDE DCSTATUS Command
CANDE and WFL Run Statements
DCSTATUS Options
DUMPALL Utility
Understanding Key DUMPALL Concepts
Using DUMPALL Commands
Use of Long File Names
Understanding File Records
Understanding Structural File Attributes
Specifying Data or Character Set Translations
Special Considerations for Using BNA Logical I/O Host Services
Standard Commands
ATTRIBUTES or FILE Command
CAT Command
COPY Command
DEFINE Command
DMPMT Command
HEXDSK Command
LIBMT Command
LIST Command
TEST Command
Interactive List Routine Commands
Interactive AGAIN Command
Interactive FILE or ATTRIBUTES Command
Interactive CONTINUE Command
Interactive LIST Command
Interactive MODE Command
Interactive NEXT Command
Interactive OPEN Command
Interactive PREVIOUS Command
Interactive PRINT Command
Interactive QUIT Command
Interactive RECORD Command
Interactive SKIP Command
Running the DUMPALL Utility
Parameter Mode
Interactive Mode
Using the MARC Interface
Controlling I/O Exceptions
Input to the DUMPALL Utility
Basic DUMPALL Constructs
Field Definition
Format Definition
Key Option
Old Specs
Print Option
Record Range List
Skip Specification
Handling Tape Files
Description of Tape Formats
Output Files
Input Files from Labeled Tapes
Input Files from Unlabeled Tapes
Treating Labeled Tapes as Unlabeled Tapes
DUMPANALYZER
General Information
DUMPANALYZER Files
Family Substitution
Saved Memory Dumps
Analysis of Memory Resident Information
Compatibility of MCP, DUMPANALYZER and SDASUPPORT Levels
Sensitive Memory Area Dumps
Running DUMPANALYZER
Remote Operation
ODT Operation
Batch Operation
User Library Interface for DUMPANALYZER
Entry Points for the User Library Interface
Analyzing Program Dumps
Basic Constructs
Number
File Title
Simple Address
Multiple Addresses
Simple Value
DUMPANALYZER Commands
AREAS (Memory Areas)
ARRAYLIMIT (Array Limit)
ASD (Actual Segment Descriptor)
ASDNUMBER (Actual Segment Descriptor Number)
BOXINFO (Box Information Array)
BYE (Stop DUMPANALYZER)
CB (Connection Block)
CODEFILE (Code File or Disk Family Name)
COREMAP (Memory Analysis)
CTRACE (Controller Trace Table Analysis)
CU (Core Utilization)
DC (Data Communications)
DCTRACE (Data Comm Trace)
DEADLOCK (Lock Analysis)
DEBUG (Debug Option)
DESCANAL (Descriptor Analysis)
DISKFILE (Disk Output File)
FIB (File Information Block)
FILELOCKS (File Region Locks)
FINDSTACKS (Find Stacks)
GC (Group Configuration)
GRAPHS (Graph Stacks)
HARDINFO (Hardware Information)
HDR (Disk File Header)
HEADING (Heading Page)
HEAP (Heap Analysis)
HEAPSTACK (Heap Stack Analysis)
HELP (Help Information)
HISTORY (History Command)
IO (I/O Analysis)
IOCB (I/O Control Block)
IOCD (Direct I/O Control Block)
IOTRACE (I/O Trace Table)
JOB (Job Command)
KEEP (Keep Command)
LIB (Library)
LINKCHECK (Check Memory Link)
LINKS (Memory Links)
LOADXREF (Load Cross-Reference Files)
LOCKS (Lock Analysis)
LOGRECORD (Log Record Analysis)
LSN (Analyze Datacom Station)
MASK (Mask Register)
MAXPRINTSIZE (MAXPRINT)
MD (Memory Dump)
MEM (Memory)
MEMPOOL (Analyze Memory Pool)
MEMRQ (Memory Result Queue)
MESSAGES (Data Comm Messages)
MIT (Mirror Information Table)
MIX (Mix Number)
MODE (Set Mode)
MSCW (Mark Stack Control Word)
NAMES (MCP Names and Addresses)
NSP (Network Support Processor Tables)
OLAYINFO (Overlay File Allocation)
OPT (Option)
PATTERN (Pattern Register)
PC or PRINTCODE (Print Mnemonic)
PIB (Process Information Block)
PMQ (Primitive Message Queue)
POOL (Analyze Pool Area)
PORT (Port File)
PRIMITIVEDUMP (Primitive Dump Analysis)
PRINTARRAY (Print Array)
PRINTER (Printer Route)
PRINTHEAP (Print Heap)
PROCSTACKS (Processor Stacks)
PROGRAMDUMP (Program Dump)
PV or PRINTVAL (Print Value)
QUEUE (DCALGOL Queue)
RCWTOSEQ (Convert RCW Into Sequence Number)
READYQ (Ready Queue)
RECESS (Recess DUMPANALYZER)
RELEASE (Release File)
RELX (Release Now)
REMOTE (Remote Terminal)
REPEAT (Repeat Command)
RESULTQ (Result Queue)
SAVE (Save to Disk)
SB (Structure Block)
SCRUB (Scrub Sensitive Memory Areas)
SEARCH (Search for Pattern)
SF (System Factors)
SFV (System File Vector)
SHAREDBUFF (Shared Buffers)
SHOW (Show Previous Input)
SSAQ (Storesafe Alert Queue)
STACK (Format Stack Contents)
STACKWINDOW (Stack Window)
STOP (Stop DUMPANALYZER)
SUBPORT (Subport Analysis)
SUMMARY (Summarize Stack Information)
TAB (Task Attribute Block)
TCPINFO (Task Control Processor Information—IOM Systems)
TERMINAL (Terminal Characteristics)
TRACE (Trace Table)
USE (Use Saved Commands)
USERCOMMAND Command
USERLIB (User Library Command)
UTILIZATION (System Utilization Statistics)
WHERE (Show Global Identifier)
WHO (Show D[0] Global Identifier)
@ (Last Referenced Stack)
$ (Last Referenced Segment)
?AX BRK (Interactive Break)
Error Messages
EMAIL Utility
Function
Options
Installing the EMAIL Utility
Considerations for File Attachments
Running the EMAIL Utility
Examples
Errors and Warnings
Retry Mechanism
FILECOPY Utility
Processing FILECOPY Requests
Constraints
Input to the FILECOPY Utility
Basic FILECOPY Constructs
FILECOPY Task Requests
CREATED, ACCESSED, UPDATED, and ANYUPDATED Requests
ADDED and ALLFILES Requests
EXPIRED Request
FILECOPY Modifiers
FILECOPY Options
Splitting WFL COPY Statements
WFL Failures
Index Files
Sample FILECOPY Runs
FILEDATA Utility
Running the FILEDATA Utility
Input Options
Output Options
Selecting the Files to Be Reported On
Running FILEDATA with a Privileged Usercode or from an ODT
Running FILEDATA with a Nonprivileged Usercode
Running FILEDATA with a Request to Access Headers from a Library Maintenance Tape
Running FILEDATA with a Request to Access Headers from a Container
Effects of Family Substitution
Error Reporting
Database Generation and Reuse
General Behavior
Reuse for Particular Reports
Database Version Levels
Database Examples
Sample FILEDATA Runs
WFL Jobs
CANDE Commands
Task Requests
ALGOLCHECK Request
ARCHIVEINFO Request
AREASUMMARY Request
ATTRIBUTES Request
BACKUP Request
CATALOGINFO Request
CHECKERBOARD Request
CODEFILEINFO Request
COMPATIBILITY Request
COPYDECK Request
DEFINEOUTPUT Request
FILENAMES Request
HEADERCONTENTS Request
INCOMPATIBILITY Request
NAMELIST Request
NOREPORTS Request
STRUCTUREMAP Request
TAPEDIR Request
FILEDATA Modifiers
ABBREVIATED
ALL
ALTERDATE
APL
ARCHIVE
ARCHIVEBACKUP
AREALENGTH
AREAS
AREASINUSE
AREASIZE
ATTMODIFYDATE
BACKUPDATE
BACKUPSN
BADINFO
BLOCKSIZE
BLOCKSTRUCTURE
CATALOGUE
CCSVERSION
CLEARAREAS
CODEINFO
CODEVERSION
CONTAINER
COPYDESTDATE
COPYSOURCEDATE
CREATIONDATE
CRUNCHED
CYCLE
DATABASE
DELETED
DECK
DIRECTORY
DMAUDITFILE
EXECUTEDATE
EXTDELIMITER
EXTMODE
FAMILYNAME
FILECLASS
FILEKIND
FILELENGTH
FILENAME
FILEORGANIZATION
FILESERIALNO
FILESTRUCTURE
FILETYPE
FRAMESIZE
GUARDFILE
IDENTITY
INTMODE
INUSE
LASTACCESSDATE
LASTRECORD
LEVEL
LIBMAINTDIR
LICENSEKEY
LINEWIDTH
LOCKEDFILE
MAXRECSIZE
MINRECSIZE
NAMESONLY
NEWDATABASE
NONRESIDENTONLY
NOTE
OPENDATE
PACKNAME
PAGESIZE
PPB
PRINTER
PRODUCT
PROTECTION
RAWHEADERS
READDATE
RELEASEID
REMOVED
RESIDENTONLY
SAVEFACTOR
SCREEN
SECURITY
SERVICES
SPO
TAPE
TAPEHEADERS
TIMESTAMP
TITLE
TOTALSECTORS
TTY
UNITS
USERINFO
VERSION
WARNINGS
WORKLOADGROUP
WRAPPEDFILES
Numeric Report Requests
Using System Commands to Initiate FILEDATA
DIR (Directory) Command
TDIR (Tape Directory) Command
Basic FILEDATA Constructs
GUARDFILE Utility
Operational Information for GUARDFILE
Creating a Working Guard File
Listing the Contents of an Existing Guard File
Attaching Guard Files
Reference Information for the GUARDFILE Utility
Value and Station Attributes
Input File Equation Specifications
Output File Equation Specifications
GUARDFILE Source Input
Examples for Defining Access Rights
GUARDFILE Input and Output Example for a Database
Input
Output
HARDCOPY and PRINTCOPY
HARDCOPY
Running HARDCOPY
Disk File Format
PRINTCOPY
Running PRINTCOPY
INTERACTIVEXREF Utility
INTERACTIVEXREF Operation
Files Used by the INTERACTIVEXREF Utility
Running the INTERACTIVEXREF Utility
Input to the INTERACTIVEXREF Utility
Basic INTERACTIVEXREF Constructs
INTERACTIVEXREF Commands
DECLARATIONS Command
EXPAND Command
HELP Command
LIST Command
LOAD Command
LOCATE Command
MERGE and COINCIDENCE Commands
QUALIFY Command
RANGE Command
REFERENCE Command
SAVE Command
SET and RESET Commands
STOP Command
SUMMARY Command
SYMBOL Command
TERMINAL Command
TEXT Command
WHAT Command
WHATFILES Command
WHERE Command
Using the INTERACTIVEXREF Utility
Use with Improperly Sequenced Source
Use with COBOL74 AND COBOL85
Use with C
Use with FORTRAN77
Use with PASCAL and PASCAL83
Example INTERACTIVEXREF Program
INVENTORY Utility
Using the INVENTORY Utility
Report File Destination
Saving the Report to Another File Title or Family
Security Administrator Status
Report Format
Example Report
Scheduling a Periodic Run of the INVENTORY Utility
Limitations
Viewing the Report
Comparing the Report
KEYEDIO Support
Physical Structure of KEYEDIO Files
Coarse Tables
Fine Tables
Data Blocks
Locating Data
File and KEYEDIO Library Management
Removing and Installing a KEYEDIO Library
KEYEDIO Program Interface
Indexed KEYEDIO File Attributes
Setting the FILEORGANIZATION Attribute
Setting the EXCLUSIVE Attribute
Setting the Value of the BUFFERS Attribute
Choosing a Value for the BLOCKSIZE Attribute
KEYEDIO Procedures
Key Information
File Access Information
Results Returned
ISMGETKEYSTRUCTURE Procedure
ISMOPEN Procedure
ISMCLOSE Procedure
ISMSTART Procedure
ISMSEQUENTIALWRITE Procedure
ISMSEQUENTIALREAD Procedure
ISMRANDOMWRITE Procedure
ISMRANDOMREAD Procedure
ISMREWRITE Procedure
ISMDELETE Procedure
ISMSETUPLIMIT Procedure
The KEYEDIO File Structure
Segment 0 (Zero) of the File
Block Information Layout
Coarse Table Layout
Fine Table Layout
Key Information Table Layout
Logical Layout of a KEYEDIO File
Inserting Keys
Recovery Procedures
LOGANALYZER
Installing Related Libraries
Analyzing Logs from Different Releases
Merging Entries from the SUMLOG and SECURITYLOG
Finding Missing Log Entries
Running LOGANALYZER
Interactive LOGANALYZER Commands
QUIT Command
NEXT+ Command
NEXT- Command
PAGE Command
NEXT LOG Command
Option List
LOGANALYZER Options
Selection Options
Output Options
Input Examples
LOGANALYZER Output
LOGGER
LOGGER Operation
LOGGER Input
Input-Specification Commands
Report-Specification Commands
Report-Specification Command Examples
File Data Items
Long-Term Report Generation
Extended Time Period Reports
Year-to-Date Totals Reports
Program Operation Characteristics
REPORT Commands and LOGREPORTS File
Calculation of Charges
Corrections
Files and File Equation
$NODUMP Compile-Time Option
Program Information
Overall Organization
Structure of Program Files
Tables Used by the EDITOR Procedure
Files Used by the Program
MAKECREDENTIALS Utility
Using the MAKECREDENTIALS Utility
Examples
Errors
MAKEUSER Utility
Who Can Run MAKEUSER?
Running MAKEUSER
Running MAKEUSER in Interactive Mode
Running MAKEUSER In Batch Mode
MAKEUSER Statements
Running MAKEUSER Securely
Installing a Previous Version of the USERDATAFILE
Basic MAKEUSER Constructs
Assigning Attribute Values in a Standard USERDATAFILE
Changing the Values of Standard Usercode Attributes
Modifying Nonprivileged Usercode Attributes
Identifying Users from Remote Hosts
Using Local-Alias Usercodes
Automatic Log-On Service
Managing Usercodes for Remote Users
REMOTEUSER Statement
Functional Considerations
Identifying Kerberos Users
Data for MAKEUSER
User Segments
USER Heading
MU Heading
USER Data Specifications
Privilege Segments
Define Definitions
DEFINE
DEFAULT
DEFAULTDEFINES File
Control Statements
When the USERDATAFILE Cannot Be Changed
Disposition Construct
Increasing the AREASIZE of the USERDATAFILE
ACCESS
CREATE
COPY
RECALL
END, QUIT, or BYE
Session Control Options
SET and RESET Statements
Error Control Options
IGNORE
SYNTAX
Input Control Options
ADD
CASESENSITIVEPW
INPUT
OLDRU
Output Control Options
DEBUG
ERRDUMP
HARDCOPY
LIST
LISTI
PAGE
SAVE
SAVEINPUT
Control Option ? (Inquiry)
MAKEUSER Input and Output
Break During Output
Output Conventions
Input and Output Files
Mathematical Functions
Single-Precision Functions
ARCCOS Function
ARCSIN Function
ARCTAN Function
ARCTAN2 Function
COS Function
COSH Function
COTAN Function
ERF Function
ERFC Function
EXP Function
Single-Precision Exponentiation
GAMMA Function
LN Function
LNGAMMA Function
LOG Function
RANDOM Function
SIN Function
SINH Function
SQRT Function
TAN Function
TANH Function
Double-Precision Functions
DARCCOS Function
DARCSIN Function
DARCTAN Function
DARCTAN2 Function
DCOS Function
DCOSH Function
DERF Function
DERFC Function
DEXP Function
DGAMMA Function
DLGAMMA Function
DLN Function
DLOG Function
DSIN Function
DSINH Function
DSQRT Function
DTAN Function
DTANH Function
Double Precision Exponentiation
Complex Functions
Definitions Used in Complex Function Descriptions
CABS Function
CCOS Function
CEXP Function
CLN Function
CSIN Function
CSQRT Function
Complex Exponentiation
Common Constants
Permissible Argument Ranges
MCP TapeStack Utility
Packaging Information
Initiating the MCP TapeStack Utility
STACK Function
UNSTACK Function
APPEND Function
ENCRYPT Function
DECRYPT Function
ENCRYPT&STACK Function
ENCRYPT&APPEND Function
UNSTACK&DECRYPT Function
CONSOLIDATE Function
DUPLICATE Function
INVALIDATE Function
DIRECTORY Function
SIZE Function
RECREATEDIRECTORY Function
SETTINGS Function
HELP Function
PATCH Utility
Running the PATCH Utility
Using a WFL Job to Run the PATCH Utility
Using CANDE to Run the PATCH Utility
Files Used by the PATCH Utility
Patch Control Records
Patch Compiler Control Records ($ Records)
Patch Literal Compiler Records ($& Records)
Patch Delimiter Records ($# Records)
Patch Comment Records ($: Records)
Patch Patch Records ($- Records)
Patch WFL Records ($* Records)
Patch Control Records ($. Records)
Patch Control Record Options
$.BRIEF Option
$.COBOL Option
$.COBOL74 Option
$.COBOL85 Option
$.COMPARE Option
$.COMPILE Option
$.CONFLICT Option
$.COUNT Option
$.CYCLE Option
$.DELETE Option
$.DELIMOPT Option
$.DISK Option
$.DISK $ Option
$.DUMP Option
$.EOF Option
$.ERRLIST Option
$.EXECUTE Option
$.FILE, $.DISK $, and $.PATCHDECK Options
$.FLAG Option
$.GUARD Option
$.INSERT Option
$.JOB Option
$.LABEL Option
$.LIST Option
$.LISTD Option
$.LISTI Option
$.LISTN Option
$.LISTP Option
$.MARK Option
$.MARKBLANK Option
$.MOVE Option
$.NDLII Option
$.NEW Option
$.OUT Option
$.PASCAL Option
$.PATCHDECK Option
$.RETAIN Option
$.RPG Option
$.SINGLE Option
$.SQUASH Option
$.TOTAL Option
$.VERSION and $.CYCLE Options
$.WIDE Option
$.WIDECARD Option
Debug $. Records
Debug Options
Examples of PATCH Utility Input
PCDRIVER Utility
Running the PCDRIVER Utility
Error Messages
LAUNCHER
LAUNCHER on Windows
Internationalization Issues
PDIR, PMIX, and PUNIT Utilities
Common Constructs
Running the Utilities
Using WFL
Using CANDE or MARC
Using System Commands
PDIR Utility
PMIX Utility
PUNIT Utility
RLTABLEGEN Utility
General Information
Installation Defined Tape Labels
Running the RLTABLEGEN Utility
Input to the RLTABLEGEN Utility
Label Description Format
RLTABLEGEN Commands
RUNX Utility
Running the RUNX Utility
Files Used by the RUNX Utility
SORT Utility
SORT Parameters
Input Options
Output Options
Compare Procedure
Number of Tapes
Record Size
Memory Size
Disk Size
SORT Operating Modes
Disk-Only Mode
Tape-Only Mode
ITD Mode
Memory-Only Mode
SORT Files
Control Files
Work Files
Tape Files
Tag Sorting
Restart Capability
RESTART Parameter Values
Restarting during Stringing Phase
Error Recovery
Control File Input Errors
Control File Output Errors
Work File Input Errors
Work File Output Errors
User Output File Errors
Work File Input Errors during User Output
Using SORT in Various Languages
Using SORT in COBOL74 or COBOL85
Using SORT in ALGOL
Using SORT in C
Using SORT in FORTRAN77
Using a Procedural Interface for SORT
SORT Error Messages
SORT Statistical Array
SSH Utility
Using the SSH Client
User Authentication
SSH Client Output
Getting Started
Creating a WFL Job to Execute an SSH Command
SSH Client Application Program Interface (API)
Running the SSHCLIENTSUPPORT Library
Installing a New Version of SSHCLIENT Software
Automatically Restarting SSHCLIENTSUPPORT Following a Halt/Load
Terminating the SSHCLIENTSUPPORT Library
Non-Diagnostic Logging Supported by SSHCLIENT
Diagnostic Log Levels Supported by SSHCLIENT
Details of the SSH Client Configuration File
Removing *SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST files
UTILX Utility
Running the UTILX Utility
Files Used by the UTILX Utility
V Series Conversion Utilities
COPYV2A Utility
Command Interface
Screen Interface
PRINTV2A Utility
Label Equation Interface
Screen Interface
PRINTA2V Utility
Label Equation Interface
Screen Interface
XREFANALYZER Utility
XREFANALYZER Files
Invoking XREFANALYZER
Implicit Execution
Explicit Execution
Compile Time Options
Fatal Error Messages
GENERALSUPPORT Entry Points
CHANGELFILE
REMOVELFILE
MYOPTIONSUPPORT
Understanding Railroad Diagrams
Railroad Diagram Concepts
Paths
Constants and Variables
Constraints
Following the Paths of a Railroad Diagram
Railroad Diagram Examples with Sample Input
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