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7.2 EXPORT

     EXPORT
             /OUTFILE='filename'
             /DROP=var_list
             /KEEP=var_list
             /RENAME=(src_names=target_names)...

The EXPORT procedure writes the active file dictionary and data to a specified portable file.

The OUTFILE subcommand, which is the only required subcommand, specifies the portable file to be written as a file name string or a file handle (see FILE HANDLE).

DROP, KEEP, and RENAME follow the same format as the SAVE procedure (see SAVE).

EXPORT is a procedure. It causes the active file to be read.