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 RETRIEVE [#]filenumber%, recordvariable
 
 Usage Notes
   ■ The values passed to recordvariable must exactly match the field types
     in the user-defined type.
 
   ■ The argument recordvariable is the name of the variable that will hold
     the current record's data. It is a variable of the user-defined type
     tabletype that was specified in the OPEN statement.
 
   ■ RETRIEVE places the current record's data into recordvariable. You can
     change the data in recordvariable, then update the current record with
     the changes you've made.
 
   ■ Use the UPDATE statement to update the current record.
     See: ◄UPDATE Statement►
 
   ■ Retrieve has no effect on the current position.
 
   ■ If the values passed to recordvariable do not match the record
     structure in the user-defined type, Visual Basic generates the error
     message, "Type mismatch." The record structure includes the names
     and types of columns or fields.