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Data Manipulation and File Reading

Data Manipulation and File Reading commands enable you to access input files and define operations to be performed on the data prior to output selection. Many functions can be performed when coding this section of the program, including data movement, arithmetic calculations, data translation or decoding, input file access, and direction of the basic program flow. The Data Manipulation/File Reading commands are: ADD, COMPUTE, CONT, CONTINUE, DECODE, DECR, DECREMENT, DIVIDE, ENDPROC, GET, GOTO, INCR, ,INCREMENT, MOVE, MULTIPLY, PERFOR, PROC, REDUCE, SET, SUBTRACT, and UP.