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READ Statement Programming Example
 
This example shows how you can use a READ statement to read information
into the user-defined type Employee.
 
TYPE Employee
   EmpName AS STRING * 35
   SocSec AS STRING * 11
   JobClass AS INTEGER
END TYPE
 
CLS                ' Clear screen
DIM ThisEmp AS Employee
DATA "Julia Magruder","300-32-3403",3
DATA "Amelie Reeves Troubetzkoy","777-29-3206",7
 
' Read first data input line and verify by printing data
READ ThisEmp.EmpName, ThisEmp.SocSec, ThisEmp.JobClass
PRINT "Employee is "; ThisEmp.EmpName
PRINT "Employee's social security number is "; ThisEmp.SocSec
PRINT "Employee's job class is"; ThisEmp.JobClass
PRINT    ' Print blank line
 
' Read second data input line and verify
READ ThisEmp.EmpName, ThisEmp.SocSec, ThisEmp.JobClass
PRINT "Employee is "; ThisEmp.EmpName
PRINT "Employee's social security number is "; ThisEmp.SocSec
PRINT "Employee's job class is"; ThisEmp.JobClass
 
Sample Output
 
Employee is Julia Magruder
Employee's social security number is 300-32-3403
Employee's job class is 3
 
Employee is Amelie Reeves Troubetzkoy
Employee's social security number is 777-29-3206
Employee's job class is 7