Example: native unix command

export  SORTIN=/home/hugo/data/address.in
export  SORTOUT=/home/hugo/data/address.out
ahlsort "RECORD TYPE=T,LENGTH=80 SORT FIELDS=(20,8,CH,A) END"
        $SORTIN $SORTOUT

Example: embedding into J2U

#!/bin/sh
#####################################################
# J2U
# Copyright (c) 2003-2006 itgain Consulting GmbH
# All Rights reserved
# http://www.itgain.de
#
# Shell script to call AHLSORT „Host-like”
#
# „pre-allocate” four files via environment vars:
# - SYSIN   Sort control statements
# - SYSOUT	Sort messages 
# - SORTIN	Input file(s) 
# - SORTOUT	Output file 
#####################################################
#echo "-- Sort --"
#echo $SYSIN
#echo $SYSOUT
#echo $SORTIN
#echo $SYSOUT

ahlsort $SYSIN $SORTIN $SORTOUT &> $SYSOUT 
RC=$?

exit $RC