SHARED Statement Programming Example SHARE_EX.BAS is a program file in the subdirectory ADVR_EX that illustrates the SHARED statement. To look at the program in the View window and, optionally, to run it, load the program using the File menu's Open Program command. The program calls a subprogram named CONVERT that converts the input decimal number to its string representation in the given new base. The string N$ is shared by the subprogram and the main program.