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<p>New page: &#39;&#39;&#39;PCOMM function&#39;&#39;&#39; &#39;&#39;&#39;Syntax:&#39;&#39;&#39; PCOMM(partition [,EXCP=statement-label]) &#39;&#39;&#39;Discussion:&#39;&#39;&#39; The PCOMM function returns the first 255 bytes (254 data bytes plus 1 length byte) of C...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''PCOMM function'''<br /> <br /> '''Syntax:''' PCOMM(partition [,EXCP=statement-label]) <br /> <br /> '''Discussion:''' The PCOMM function returns the first 255 bytes (254 data bytes plus 1 length byte) of COMMON data from a specified partition. <br /> <br /> The partition parameter may be a string constant, a single-element string variable, a string array element, a string expression, or a string function in the format &quot;Pnn&quot; (where &quot;nn&quot; is a numeric value from &quot;00&quot; to &quot;99&quot;). <br /> <br /> '''Note:''' If the named partition has no COMMON, the PCOMM function returns a null value. <br /> <br /> The EXCP= parameter is used to specify an exception path in case an invalid partition name is specified. <br /> <br /> '''Example:'''<br /> LENGTH 254 &amp; LOCAL DATA$<br /> .<br /> .<br /> .<br /> DATA$ = PCOMM(&quot;P05&quot;,EXCP=500)<br /> <br /> In the above example, the PCOMM function will return the first 255 bytes of COMMON data from partition &quot;P05&quot;. This data will be stored in the string variable named DATA$ (254 data bytes and one length byte).</div>

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