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**CHAIN(**//program//**)**

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| **CHAIN** | Terminates the current program and executes another. |
| //program// | A string constant or variable containing the name of the program and optional command line parameters to execute. This may be any .EXE or .COM program. |

**CHAIN** terminates the current program, closing all files and returning its memory to the operating system, and executes another //program//.

**Example:**

** PROGRAM                          !MainMenu program code**

** CODE**

** EXECUTE CHOICE()**

** ****CHAIN****('Ledger')                 !Execute LEDGER.EXE**

** ****CHAIN****('Payroll ****/Test=1 /N=2****')   !Execute PAYROLL.EXE with parameters**

**  RETURN                          !Return to O/S**

** END**

**  PROGRAM                         !Ledger program code**

** CODE**

** EXECUTE CHOICE()**

** ****CHAIN****('MainMenu')               !Return to MainMenu program**

**  RETURN                          !Return to O/S**

** END**

** PROGRAM                          !Payroll program code**

** CODE**

** EXECUTE CHOICE()**

** ****CHAIN****('MainMenu')               !Return to MainMenu program**

**  RETURN                          !Return to O/S**

** END**

**See Also:**

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