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 Makes simple variables or arrays local to a SUB or FUNCTION procedure or a
 DEF FN statement and preserves values between calls.
 
    STATIC variable[()] [AS type] [,variable[()] [AS type]]...
 
    ■ variable    Any valid array or variable name
 
    ■ ()          Indicates array declaration
 
    ■ AS type     (Default - SINGLE) Declares the data type of an array or
                  variable; use a separate AS type clause for each variable
                  defined
 
 See Also
     ◄DEF FN Statement►                ◄FUNCTION Statement►
     ◄$STATIC Metacommand►             ◄SUB Statement►
     ◄Variables Summary►