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GET 

GET[(modifier)] source[,option-list];

     MODIFIERS 
     none    - Retrieves from master set
     CHAIN   - Retrieves from detail set or KSAM file
               based on key
     CURRENT - Retrieves last entry accessed from KSAM or
               MPE file or data set
     DIRECT  - Retrieves entry at specified record number
     FORM    - Displays VPLUS form and retrieves data
     KEY     - Calculated access on master set
     PRIMARY - Retrieves from master set at the primary location
     RCHAIN  - Same as CHAIN in reverse order for data set;
               same as CHAIN for KSAM file
     RSERIAL - Same as SERIAL in reverse order for data set;
               same as SERIAL for KSAM or MPE file
     SERIAL  - Retrieves entries in serial mode

     SOURCE 
     file-name 
     set-name[(base-name)]

     SOURCE WITH FORM 
     form-name 
     (item-name[(subscript)])
     * - the CURRENT FORM name
     & - the NEXT FORM name

     OPTIONS WITHOUT THE FORM MODIFIER 
     ERROR=label([item-name])
     LIST=(range-list)
     LOCK
     NOFIND
     NOMATCH
     NOMSG
     RECNO=item-name[(subscript)]
     STATUS

     OPTIONS WITH THE FORM MODIFIER 
     APPEND
     AUTOREAD
     CLEAR
     CURRENT
     CURSOR=field-name|item-name[(subscript)]
     FEDIT
     FKEY=item-name[(subscript)]
     Fn[(AUTOREAD)]=label 
     FREEZE
     INIT
     LIST=(range-list)
     STATUS
     WINDOW=([field,]message)

Examples 

  GET(DIRECT) ORDER-D,LIST=(CUSTNUM:QTY),RECNO=REC;

  GET(FORM)FORM1,INIT,LIST=(),
  WINDOW=(field1,"This field must be numeric");

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation