NAME
  SHARED, STATIC Statements

SYNOPSIS
  SHARED variable[()] [AS type] [,variable[()] [AS type]]...
  STATIC variable[()] [AS type] [,variable[()] [AS type]]...
      o variable    The name of the module-level variable to share or variable
                    to make static. Variable names can consist of up to 40
                    characters and must begin with a letter. Valid characters
                    are A-Z, 0-9, and period (.).
      o AS type     Declares the data type of the variable (INTEGER, LONG,
                    SINGLE, DOUBLE, STRING, or a user-defined type).

DESCRIPTION
  SHARED gives procedures access to module-level variables.
  STATIC makes a variable local to a function or procedure and preserves its
  value between calls.

  Example:
      The program REMLINE.BAS illustrates using the SHARED and STATIC
      statements. To view or run this program, load REMLINE.BAS using the Open
      command from the File menu.

SEE ALSO
  COMMON DIM REDIM