# COLLECTDATA
Updated: 10/14/2021, 2:20:00 PM
Created: 10/14/2021, 2:20:00 PM
Last Updated By: mikes
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# Description
The COLLECTDATA statement is used to retrieve data passed from the PASSDATA clause of an EXECUTE statement. It takes the general form:
COLLECTDATA variable
Where:
variable is the location in which to store the retrieved data.
# Note
The COLLECTDATA statement can be used in any program, which is EXECUTEd (or PERFORMed) by another program where the calling program uses a PASSDATA clause.
The EXECUTEd program uses a COLLECTDATA statement to retrieve the passed data.
If a PASSDATA clause is not in effect, variable will be assigned a value of null.
An example of use is as:
First
EXECUTE "RUN JBASIC_PROGS SECOND" PASSDATA "Handover"
Second
COLLECTDATA PassedMessage
CRT PassedMessage
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In the above example, program FIRST will EXECUTE program SECOND and will pass the string "Handover" in the PASSDATA clause. Program SECOND retrieves the string to a variable PassedMessage and prints the string on the Terminal screen.
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