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VARPTR(variablename)
VARSEG(variablename)
 
    ■ variablename    Any BASIC variable, including a record variable
                      or record element.
Returns
    Variable type  VARSEG returns                VARPTR returns
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    ■ Numeric      ■ Segment address of variable ■ Offset address of variable
    ■ String       ■ Segment address of string   ■ Offset address of string
                     descriptor                    descriptor
    ■ Name not     ■ Segment address of new      ■ Offset address of new
      previously     variable (VARSEG also         variable (VARPTR also
      defined        creates the new variable)     creates the new variable)
 
See Also    ◄VARPTR$►    ◄DEF SEG►    ◄PEEK►    ◄POKE►    ◄SADD►
            ◄SSEGADD►