Larry, Bruce, Ted, et. al.: > Thus it was written in the epistle of Bruce Toback, > > Larry Barnes writes: > > > > >COM LONG C1,C2,C3,S1[300] > > > > It means that C1 is a 32-bit integer (LONG) that's shared among > > subprograms that call each other using INVOKE (COM). > > With due respect, I believe it's a long real. I'd be > delighted if BASIC had > long integers :-). <smug alert> Transact/iX supports 32-bit Integers; storage length up to 12 BYTES. </smug> :-) , Ken Sletten