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RDW (↑ Allowing Language Features)
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  Directive:    RDW
 
  Function:     Allows you to find out the length of a record that has
                just been read from a variable-length sequential file.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬─┬────┬──RDW───────────────────────
        └─/─┘ └─NO─┘
 
  Parameters:   None
 
  Default:      NORDW
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Any
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