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**POINTER(**// queue //**)**

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| **POINTER** | Returns the entry number of the last entry accessed in a QUEUE. |
| //queue// | The label of a QUEUE structure, or the label of a passed QUEUE parameter. |

The **POINTER** procedure returns a LONG integer specifying the entry number of the last QUEUE entry accessed by ADD, GET, or PUT.

The value of **POINTER** is only valid if the ADD, GET, or PUT operation is successful.

**Return Data Type:     **LONG

**Example:**

**Que:Name = 'Jones'              !Initialize key field in sorted queue**

**GET(NameQue,Que:Name)           !Get the entry, if available**

**IF ~ERRORCODE()                 !If successful**

** ADD(SecondQue,****POINTER****(NameQue))!add the entry to second queue.**

**END                    **

**See Also:**

[[get  read a record or entry .htm|GET]]

[[put  re write record .htm|PUT]]

[[add  add an entry .htm|ADD]]