3. Statements : EXEC 4GL Statements for 3GL : Get Global/Set Global Statement
 
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Get Global/Set Global Statement
This statement accesses global variables and constants.
This statement has the following syntax:
exec 4gl get global variable (:var[:ind] = name);
exec 4gl set global variable (name = :var[:ind]);
exec 4gl get global constant (:var[:ind] = name);
These statements enable 3GL code to access 4GL global variables and constants, including structured data, for which var is a handle:
var
Specifies a 3GL variable
ind
Specifies a 3GL null indicator variable
name
Specifies the name of the global variable or global constant being retrieved