SYSTEM-CALL - Saving Addresses and Setting Field Symbols

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Variants:

1. SYSTEM-CALL POINTER <f> TO   ptr.
2. SYSTEM-CALL POINTER <f> FROM ptr.

Variant 1

SYSTEM-CALL POINTER <f> TO ptr.


Effect

The data description of the field to which the field symbol<f> is pointed is saved in POINTER ptr.

The 'pointer' ptr must be created using DATA ptr POINTER.

Addition 2

SYSTEM-CALL POINTER <f> FROM ptr.

Effect

The field symbol <f> is set to the field whose data description is saved in 'pointer' ptr.

You must create the pointer ptr using DATA ptr POINTER.