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RETURN							14-JAN-1987  KB
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RETURN [par1] [par2] [par3]
	return to calling procedure (or terminal) 
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Purpose: 
          Return to calling procedure (or terminal) and pass up to 3 parameters
          back.
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Syntax:  
          RETURN [par1] [par2] [par3]
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          par1 = string which will be stored in the character keyword Q1
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          par2 = string which will be stored in the character keyword Q2
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          par3 = string which will be stored in the character keyword Q3
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See also:
          Chapter 3 in the MIDAS Users Manual, Volume A
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Note: 
          This is a clean way of passing parameters back to the calling
          procedure and an alternative to using global keywords.
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          Use RETURN/EXIT to force control back to the terminal, i.e. stop
          procedure at any level
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Examples:
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          Suppose we have two MIDAS procedures, proc1.prg and proc2.prg.
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          Code of proc1.prg:
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             @@ proc2           		!call proc2.prg
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             write/out Q1 = {q1}
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          Code of proc2.prg:
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             return moctezuma   		!return to calling procedure
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          Then executing proc1.prg via @@ proc1 would yield:
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             Q1 = moctezuma
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