* _NEXTPTR
* Return hold file sequence number.
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* START-HISTORY:
* 16 Sep 04  2.0-1 OpenQM launch. Earlier history details suppressed.
* END-HISTORY
*
* START-DESCRIPTION:
*
* END-DESCRIPTION
*
* START-CODE

$internal
$no.symbols
$no.xref
$recursive

subroutine nextptr()
   seqno = '0'
   open 'DICT', '$HOLD' to dict.f then
      readu rec from dict.f, '$NEXT' else null
      if not(rec<2> matches '1-4N') then rec = 'X':@fm:1
      seqno = fmt(rec<2>, "4'0'R")
      rec<2> = rem(seqno, 1000) + 1
      write rec to dict.f, '$NEXT'
   end

   return value seqno
end


* END-CODE
