[Info-vax] VAX BASIC global variables.

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2021-10-15 00:23:46 +0000, E Thump said:

> Any VAX BASIC folk here?

Really VAX BASIC, and not BASIC on OpenVMS VAX with the 
DEC/Compaq/HP/HPE/VSI BASIC compiler?

DEC/Compaq/HP/HPE/VSI BASIC replaced VAX BASIC a very long time ago 
(back in VAX/VMS V3.x, IIRC)...

Assuming this is not the archaic VAX BASIC compiler, but rather the 
DEC/Compaq/HP/HPE BASIC compiler...

https://vmssoftware.com/docs/VSI_BASIC_USER.pdf
https://vmssoftware.com/docs/VSI_BASIC_REF.pdf

The keyword you're looking for is EXTERNAL. See page 105 in the 
reference manual, linked above.

COMMON (reference manual page 67) is not what you want.


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