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VMS Help MERGE, Specification File Qualifiers, /CONDITION, Full Description *Conan The Librarian |
A specification file can be used to change the relative order of
a record or to alter the contents of certain fields of a record.
You must first use a /CONDITION qualifier to define a conditional
test. Once you define a test using a /CONDITIONAL qualifier, you
can use that same test with a /KEY or /DATA qualifier to change
the order of record. You can also use the test with an /OMIT or
/INCLUDE qualifier to change the contents of a record.
If you want to change the order of records in the output file,
first specify a condition name with a /CONDITION qualifier and
set up a test for what meets that condition. Then, specify the
relative order with a /KEY qualifier of the form:
/KEY=(IF condition-name THEN value ELSE value)
You can use any values to specify the relative order of the
records.
The /CONDITION qualifier also permits you to change the contents
of a field in the output records. First specify a condition name,
and then set up a test for what meets the condition. Specify the
contents you want in the field in a /DATA qualifier of the form:
/DATA=(IF condition-name THEN "new-contents" ELSE "new-contents")
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