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Data Type Keywords
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Specify the data type for a variable in a declarative statement or
parameter list:
 
    ■ INTEGER      A 16-bit signed integer variable.
    ■ LONG         A 32-bit signed integer variable.
    ■ SINGLE       A single-precision 32-bit floating-point variable.
    ■ DOUBLE       A double-precision 64-bit floating-point variable.
    ■ STRING * n%  A fixed-length string variable n% bytes long.
    ■ STRING       A variable-length string variable.
 
See Also    AS          Basic Character Set         COMMON
            DECLARE     DEF FN                       DIM, REDIM
            FUNCTION    SHARED, STATIC               SUB
            TYPE