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COBOL, PROCEDURE_DIVISION, GET

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  The GET statement moves the contents of the current database record of
  the run unit to your User Work Area.

  Format -

   GET [ record-name         ]
       [ { record-item } ... ]

       [ ON ERROR stment ] [ NOT ON ERROR stment ]

       [ END-GET ]

  1 - record-name

  names a database subschema record type.

  2 - record-item

  is a group or elementary data item in a subschema record type.
  Record-item may be qualified.

  3 - stment

  is an imperative statement.
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