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- Switches for XORT 1.1
- /+nn - nn specifies sort column
- /F - fast mode (no reports)
- /W - remove extra whitespace
- /D - descending sort
- /I - ignore case
- /N - no stats
- /X - XMS (use /X- to NOT use XMS)
- /@n=<password> DEBUG MODE (beta users only), n = step speed.
- /@-1=<password> DEBUG MODE (beta users only), no sort call.
- /? - this help screen
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- Note: when XORT uses XMS it uses conventional memory for pointer
- arrays. This makes swapping much faster and makes use of conventional
- memory rather than wasting it. XORT can handle files nearly as large
- as the amount of free XMS. A line n bytes long takes even(n+2) bytes in
- XMS and 4 bytes in conventional memory (pointer). Pointer arrays are
- allocated 8192 pointers at a time (32K). If only conventional memory is
- used, both pointers and the strings are stored in conventional memory.
- Considering array allocation, capacity of XORT is probably about 100K
- lines maximum (12 arrays would support 98K lines for 384 K of heap).
- BE AWARE THAT CONVENTIONAL MEM IS MUCH FASTER THAN XMS FOR SORTING.
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- AUTHOR CONTACT
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- Patrick Taylor
- Internet - exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (1993)
- BBS - The Sounding Board (a Wildcat! BBS) 214-596-2915
- 3308 Lanarc
- Plano, TX 75023
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- In the event that the author is difficult to find at some point in the
- future, suggested good places to look would include:
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- * The Wildcat! support BBS
- * comp.lang.pascal (UseNet)
- * Look for The Sounding Board on a recent BBS list.
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