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Absolute Routine
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 Transfers control to a machine-language procedure. Requires VBDOS.QLB
 (VBDOS.LIB when compiling); include VBDOS.BI.
 
    CALL Absolute ([argumentlist,] offset%)
 
    ■ argumentlist      Arguments passed to a machine-language procedure as
                        offsets from the current data segment
 
    ■ offset%           Offset from the current code segment, set by DEF SEG,
                        to the starting location of the procedure
 
 See Also
    CALL Statement (Basic Procedures)    DEF SEG Statement
    $INCLUDE Metacommand                 Interrupt[X] Routine
    Quick Libraries                      VARPTR Function
    VARSEG Function