READ Statement - Format 2 - Sequential Retrieval/Dynamic Access

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READ - Format 2 - Sequential Ret./Dynamic Access

>>-READ--file-name--+-NEXT------+--+--------+------------------->
                    |       (1) |  '-RECORD-'   
                    +-FIRST-----+               
                    |      (1)  |               
                    +-LAST------+               
                    |       (1) |               
                    '-PRIOR-----'               

>--+--------------------+--+-----------------------+------------>
   '-INTO--identifier-1-'  |                   (1) |   
                           '-+------+--NO LOCK-----'   
                             '-WITH-'                  

>--+--------------------------------------+--------------------->
   |        (1)                           |   
   '-FORMAT------+----+--+-identifier-2-+-'   
                 '-IS-'  '-literal-1----'     

>--+----------------------------------------+------------------->
   |              (1)                       |   
   '-NULL-KEY-MAP------+----+--identifier-5-'   
                       '-IS-'                   

>--+------------------------------------+----------------------->
   |          (1)                       |   
   '-NULL-MAP------+----+--identifier-6-'   
                   '-IS-'                   

>--+-------------------------------------+---------------------->
   '-+----+--END--imperative-statement-1-'   
     '-AT-'                                  

>--+------------------------------------------+--+----------+--><
   '-NOT--+----+--END--imperative-statement-2-'  '-END-READ-'   
          '-AT-'                                                

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