The EGL get statement provides the fundamental "read" capability for the language.
Use the get statement to retrieve record data from a data source. This data source can be a file, a database, or a result set that you created with an EGL open statement. The data that you retrieve goes into the record variable that you specify in the statement, and the exact behavior of the statement depends on the way that you have stereotyped your record variable (see Stereotypes).
For specific considerations that apply to the get statement when you use various data source technologies (such as SQL), see the related reference at the end of this topic.