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     Action
 
     Defines a compound variable type from other variable types.
 
     Syntax
 
     STRUCTURE /type_name/
        element_declaration(s)
        .
        .
        .
     END STRUCTURE
 
     Parameter            Description
 
     type_name              The name for the new data type.
 
     element_declarations   Any combination of variable-typing
                            statements and UNION constructs. Can
                            include previously defined structure
                            types in RECORD declarations.
 
     Remarks
 
     The STRUCTURE statement defines a new variable type. Use the
     RECORD statement to declare a variable of a particular structure
     type.
 
     Elements within a STRUCTURE cannot be declared with attributes
     (such as FAR).
 
     Element names are local to the structure in which they appear.
 
     Specify a structure element by placing a period between the name
     of the variable with that structure type and the element name.
 
     For instance: full_name.first_name
 
     A structure can be no longer than 65,536 bytes.
 
     See Also:  ◄MAP...END MAP►
                ◄RECORD►
                ◄UNION...END UNION►
                ◄$PACK►
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