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  Verb:         WRITE
 
  Function:     Sends a record to a file. For a sequential file this
                statement can also position lines vertically on the page.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?   ADVANCING   ◄POSITIONING►
                               ◄INVALID KEY►
 
     ►►───WRITE record-name──┬─────────────────────┬────────────►
                             └─FROM─┬─identifier-1─┤
                                    └─literal──────┘
 
 
     ►─┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───►
       └┬─BEFORE─┬─ADVANCING─┬──┬─identifier-2─┬─┬─────┬─┬──┘
        └─AFTER──┘           │  └─integer-1────┘ ├LINE─┤ │
                             │                   └LINES┘ │
                             ├─mnemonic-name─────────────┤
                             ├─FORMFEED──────────────────┤
                             ├─PAGE──────────────────────┤
                             └─TAB───────────────────────┘
 
     ►─┬─────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────►
       └─┬──┬─┬─END-OF-PAGE─┬─imperative-statement-1─┘
         └AT┘ └─EOP─────────┘
 
     ►─┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──►
       └─NOT─┬──┬─┬─END-OF-PAGE─┬─imperative-statement-2─┘
             └AT┘ └─EOP─────────┘
 
     ►─┬───────────┬──►◄
       └─END-WRITE─┘
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