APPEND
EAST/DAT:1
TO
WEST/DAT:0 (STRIP)
(ENTER)
copies the information from EAST/OAT
to
WEST/OAT as
in
the above
example, except that the first byte of EAST/OAT to overwrite the last
byte of WEST/OAT.
Error Conditions
When an APPEND aborts with
an
error, the destination file involved
in
the APPEND may
be
left open. Use the RESET library command to
close the file.
Sample Uses
Suppose you have two data files, PAYROLUA and PAYROLUB.
PAYROLUA PAYROLUB
Atkins,
W.
R.
Lewis,
G.
E.
.
Baker, J.
B.
Miller,
L.
O .
Chambers,
C.
P.
Peterson, B .
Dodson,
M.
W.
Rodriguez,
F.
. .
Kickamon,
T.
Y.
.
You
can combine the two files with the command:
APPEND
PAYROLLIB
TO
PAYROLLIA
(ENTER)
PAYROLUA now looks like this:
PAYROLUA
Atkins,
W.
R.
.
Baker, J. B .
Chambers,
C.
P.
. .
Dodson,
M.
W .
Kickamon,
T.
Y .
Lewis,
G.
E .
Miller,
L.
O .
Peterson,
B.
. .
Rodriguez,
F.
. .
PAYROLUB
is
unaffected. To see the APPENDed file, type LIST
PAYROLUA.
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