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8.4 Merge Commands

All commands must be enclosed in the chosen Merge Delimiters. In addition, all commands must appear on lines by themselves. Command names can be in upper- or lower-case. Each command may have zero or more operands. Operands may be separated by any of the following delimiters: space, comma (‘,’), semi-colon (‘;’) or colon (‘:’). Operands that contain any of these delimiters must be enclosed in single or double-quotation marks.

The following commands are recognized. They are presented in the typical sequence in which they would be used.

<?delims new delimiters?>

<?output "filename.ext"?>

<?set global = 0?>

<?nextrec?>

<?include "filename.ext" ?>

<?ifchange ?>

<?if ?>

<?definegroup group-number ?>

<?ifendgroup group-number?>

<?trailing?>

<?ifnewgroup group-number?>

<?else?>

<?endif?>

<?loop?>


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