File I/O - READ

$ READ logical_name symbol_name

$ READ

/DELETE

/END_OF_FILE

/ERROR

/INDEX

/KEY

/MATCH

/NOLOCK

/PROMPT

/TIME_OUT ! Terminals only

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The READ statement retrieves data from a file.

The qualifiers shown provide for labels to receive control in case of error or at end of file, and provide ways to specify a key to match, which index to search, how to match the key value specified (RMS indexed files), a prompt string to use when READing from a terminal, and a TIME_OUT value for a time to wait for input from a terminal.