From the documentation:
Use the RETURN command in a program to return control to a program or to
the R> prompt.
*Options
**.varname*
Used ONLY within a Stored Procedure to return a value. The returned
value will be stored in the STP_RETURN system variable. This option will
return an error when used outside of a Stored Procedure. The default is
text 8 characters, but if you want more, set it to a larger value.
Example:
Put test.prc as test p1 integer RETURN TEXT (30) will set the limit for
the return value at 30 characters.
*
*Albert
