$STATIC, $DYNAMIC Metacommands
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 Action

 Set aside storage for arrays, while program is either compiling ( $STATIC)
 or running ( $DYNAMIC).


 Syntax

  REM $STATIC
  '$STATIC

  REM $DYNAMIC
  '$DYNAMIC

 Remarks


 The  $STATIC metacommand sets aside storage for arrays during compilation.
 When the  $STATIC metacommand is used, the  ERASE statement reinitializes
 all array values to zero (numeric arrays) or the null string (string arrays)
 but does not remove the array.

 The  $DYNAMIC metacommand allocates storage for arrays while the program is
 running. This means that the  ERASE statement removes the array and frees
 the memory it took for other uses. You also can use the  REDIM statement to
 change the size of an array allocated using  $DYNAMIC.

 The  $STATIC and  $DYNAMIC metacommands affect all arrays except implicitly
 dimensioned arrays (arrays not declared in a  DIM statement). Implicitly
 dimensioned arrays are always allocated as if  $STATIC had been used. All
 arrays inside a  SUB or  FUNCTION procedure are dynamic unless the  STATIC
 keyword is included in the  SUB or  FUNCTION statement.


 Example

 See the  ERASE statement programming example, which demonstrates uses of the
  $DYNAMIC and  $STATIC metacommands.