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SORT-ITEM Command (English) (m618304+sortitem.htm)

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SORT-ITEM

Outputs all attributes of the specified items, displaying each attribute on a separate line preceded by an attribute number. It sorts the items in item-id or specified order.

Syntax

SORT-ITEM file-specifier{item-list}{selection-criteria}{USING file-specifier}{sort-criteria}{format-specification}{macro-call}{(options}

Refer to Sentence Structure for descriptions of these parameters.

Special Options

F Starts a new page for each item.

Comments

Use LIST-ITEM if you do not need the items sorted.

Sort criteria should only be used with SORT-ITEM.

Conversion codes in the dictionary are not applied to the data.

Example

:SORT-ITEM GUESTS WITH ROOM < "199" (F
PAGE   1                      16:38:22 11 FEB 1994
    117
001 7183F2
002 Rizzo
003 Loretta
004 10 Webster St.
005 Harrington
006 TX
007 56634
008 USA
009 V
010 2]6]18
011 7184]7187]7187
012 62.00]17.95]18.76

At this point you must press RETURNto display the next page as specified by the F output option. If you also specify the P output option, the report is sent to the printer and each item is printed on a separate page.