For the Tape output handler, the menu button labelled
Stream n allows the user to choose the name
of the output device.
This must be set correctly before the sort is started.
The current set of output runfiles known to the sort program are shown in the list window. On selecting one, its contents are copied into the modify boxes in the lower half of the window. Any changes to the list made by using Add, Replace, ResetLine or Remove must be copied back into the program using Save.
The Add button copies the current contents of the modify boxes to
the end of the list.
The Replace button copies the current contents of the modify boxes and
overwrites the currently selected list member.
The ResetLine button copies the current volume and file name
contents of the modify boxes, sets the start and end blocks to zero,
and overwrites the currently selected list member.
The Remove button deletes the currently selected list member from
the list of runfiles.
The Save button writes back the current runfile list contents into the sort program.
The check button labelled Output style
should be set to the desired mode.
There are 3 sets of inter-dependent options.
Note for example: If the filename is taken from the output runfile list, and no-increment is chosen, then the sort may stop if the output file becomes full.
If the input filename is not a unique name ( i.e. a wildcard) then each actual input filename is considered.
For tape output the transferred input filename is stripped of characters
not allowed in ANSI format filenames (e.g. underscores) and then
truncated from the front if longer than 6 characters.