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 Subs, Functions, and Procedures
 
 ■ The following keywords are used in Visual Basic to declare SUB and
   FUNCTION statements, pass parameters, and transfer control to programs:
 
   ◄ANY►           Disables type checking in AS clause of DECLARE statement
   ◄BYVAL►         Passes variable by value rather than by reference
   ◄CALL►          Transfers control to Visual Basic SUB procedure
   ◄CHAIN►         Transfers control another program
   ◄DECLARE►       Declares Visual Basic SUB or FUNCTION procedure
   ◄EXIT►          Immediately exits SUB, FUNCTION, DO, FOR, or DEF FN
   ◄FUNCTION►      Declares name, parameters, and return type of FUNCTION
   ◄RUN►           Restarts program in memory or executes another
   ◄SUB►           Declares the name and the parameters of SUB
   ◄STATIC►        Makes variable local and preserves its value
 
 See: ◄Creating an Event Procedure►
      ◄Creating a General Procedure►
      ◄Keywords by Task►