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 Reads from a file into a random-access buffer or variable (GET); writes a
 variable or random-access buffer to a file (PUT).
 
    GET [#]filenumber%[,[recordnumber&][,variable]]
    PUT [#]filenumber%[,[recordnumber&][,variable]]
 
    ■ filenumber%      Number specified in the OPEN statement to open a file
 
    ■ recordnumber&    For random-access files, the number of the record to
                       read or write; for binary-mode files, the byte
                       position where reading or writing starts
 
    ■ variable         For GET, a variable used to receive input from the
                       file; for PUT, a variable that contains output to
                       write to the file; usually a variable of a user-
                       defined data type
 
 See Also
   ◄File I/O Commands►                 ◄GET Statement (Graphics)►
   ◄PUT Statement (Graphics)►          ◄Random-Access File Variables►