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can someone tell me the difference between


global intMyVar as integer (application global?)
vs.
intMyVar as integer (is already module global?)


also, If I define a variable within a sub...
_MySub:
x as integer
do whatever
Return

what is the scope of variable x? Does it die when sub dies?

Just trying to sort variable scope in dbp
Thanks

Ok, first there are two scopes within DBPro.

1. Outside functions (Outer scope)
2. Inside functions (Inner scope)

Note ... Functions, and not subroutines. Subroutines do not have a separate scope.

Now for the outer scope level:

a as integer : ` local
local b as integer : ` local
global c as integer : ` global
dim a(0) as integer : ` global
local dim a(0) as integer : ` global - the local keyword is ignored
global dim a(0) as integer : ` global

Inner scope:

a as integer : ` local unless declared global in outer scope
local b as integer : ` local
global c as integer : ` don't do this - it won't do what you expect and is meaningless anyway
dim a(0) as integer : ` local
local dim a(0) as integer : ` local
global dim b(0) as integer : ` don't do this unless you know what you are doing

Thanks!