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#: 14410 S4/InfoStar & Others
    19-May-87  18:33:42
Sb: SuperSort commands
Fm: Woody Liswood 72435,1131
To: ALL

Steve and all, Here are two command sequences.  The first is to
just sort the data file.  The second to create an infostar
compatible index file.
	
sort
input=100,cr-del
sort=msurvey.dta
output=msurvey.dta
key=#1,4 #6,6 descending right-justify
exc=field 1,1=0ffh
go
	
The input=100 sets the maximum line length at 100 characters
 	
And now forthe index file
	
sort
input=100,cr-del
sort msurvey.dta
output msurvey.ndx fixed, kp
ndx
key=#1,4 #6,6
go
	
The #1,4 says field one is 4 characters long.  The exec=field 1,1=offh
tells SuperSort to leave the first character in every field blank because
it is used by infostar for its own purpose.  The cr-del says that it
is a carriage return delimited file.  The fixed, kp in the index
file are supersort insturctions to create an infostar index file and
are part of the illustration as to how to do it.  I never looked up
what they really do.  I can tell you that both of these sequences work
with INFOSTAR+ 1.6 on every machine I have tried it on.  And, on my
clone with a 286 card and DOS 3.2, this is the only way I can run
infostar.   I use cartridge drives which I carry back and forth
to work and back.  I just keep sort on the disk along with formsort
and use either one or the other depending on the machine I am using.

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