6. The method of claim 1 further comprising defining a SCHEMA statement that defines a plurality of fields within said record, one of said defined fields comprising an offset defining a location in said record, a field name, and a field length.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising defining a SCHEMA statement that defines a plurality of fields within said record, one of said defined fields comprising an offset defining a location in said record, a field name, and a field length. 9. The method of claim 6 wherein said field in said one of said NEXT statements is specified in terms of one of said fields in said SCHEMA statement, said field being specified in terms of said field name.