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    DIM specifies the maximum values for array variable subscripts and allocates storage. It sets all array elements to an initial value of zero. For example, DIM A(20) allocates 84 bytes (4 bytes per element) to store values for the array A with subscripts from 0 to 20.

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    DIM specifies the maximum values for array variable subscripts and allocates storage. It sets all array elements to an initial value of zero. For example, DIM A(20) allocates 84 bytes (4 bytes per element) to store values for the array A with subscripts from 0 to 20.

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    DIM specifies the maximum values for array variable subscripts and allocates storage. It sets all array elements to an initial value of zero. For example, DIM A(20) allocates 84 bytes (4 bytes per element) to store values for the array A with subscripts from 0 to 20.

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    DIM Statement

    Purpose: To specify the maximum values for array variable subscripts and allocate storage accordingly. Syntax:
    DIM variable(subscripts)[,variable(subscripts)]...

    Comments: If an array variable name is used without a DIM statement, the maximum value of its subscript(s) is assumed to be 10. If a subscript greater than the maximum specified is used, a "Subscript out of range" error occurs. The maximum number of dimensions for an array is 255. The minimum value for a subscript is always 0, unless otherwise specified with the OPTION BASE statement. An array, once dimensioned, cannot be re-dimensioned within the program without first executing a CLEAR or ERASE statement. The DIM statement sets all the elements of the specified arrays to an initial value of zero. Examples:
    10 20 30 40 DIM A(20) FOR I=0 TO 20 READ A(I) NEXT I

    This example reads 21 DATA statements elsewhere in the program and assigns their values to A(0) through A(20), sequentially and inclusively. If the A array is single precision (default accuracy) then line 10 will allocate 84 bytes of memory to this array (4 bytes times 21 elements).

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