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An array property of a FILE that sets or returns the data contained in a specified MEMO or BLOB column (use the WHAT procedure for any other type of column). The array element for PROP:Value is a simple negative number which indicates the MEMO or BLOB. MEMO and BLOB fields are numbered negatively. MEMO and BLOB declarations begin with -1 and decrement by 1 for each subsequent MEMO and BLOB, in the order in which they appear within the FILE structure.

**Example:**

**Text      STRING(2000)**

**MoreText  STRING(64000)**

**Number    LONG**

**Customer FILE,DRIVER('TopSpeed'),PRE(CUS)**

**Notes     MEMO(2000)**

**BigText   BLOB**

**Record    RECORD**

**Number     LONG,DIM(20)**

**Name       STRING(20)**

**          END**

**         END**

** CODE**

** OPEN(Customer)**

** SET(Customer)**

** NEXT(Customer)**

** ASSERT(~ERRORCODE())**

** Text = Customer{****PROP:Value****,-1}          !Get CUS:Notes contents**

** MoreText = Customer{****PROP:Value****,-2}      !Get CUS:BigText contents**

**See Also:****     [[file structure properties.htm|PROP:Memos, PROP:Blobs]]**