Dimensioning variables not working as described in help file...

[TheInsider]

In the help file entry for DIM, it states...
---
Alternatively, variables can be declared using prefix data type:

{Variable Type} [scope modifier] VarName[(subscripts)] [AT Address] [ {VALUE | = | VALUE =} InitialValue ]

Where:
·Variable Type can be any of the primary variable types supported by thinBasic:
BYTE, INTEGER, WORD, DWORD, LONG, QUAD, SINGLE, DOUBLE, EXT, CURRENCY, STRING, ASCIIZ, VARIANT, GUID, NUMBER
·Scope modifier can be: LOCAL (default), GLOBAL, STATIC
---

Any idea why my test program fails to dimension temp3 and temp4 ? ...


'These work OK...
string temp1
Long temp2

'Not working...
String global temp3
Long Static temp4


VariablesTest.tbasic.LastRunTimeError.ini
[Script]
Main=C:\Users\Zamboni\Documents\TB\VariablesTest.tbasic
Include=
[RunTimeError]
DateTime=25/06/2025 16:53:40
Code=85
Description=Something is incorrect. A keyword was not supposed to be present in the current position.
Line=6
LineCode=STRING GLOBAL TEMP3
Token=TEMP2
Additional=

[justin045]

In the help file entry for DIM, it states...
---
Alternatively, variables can be declared using prefix data type:

{Variable Type} [scope modifier] VarName[(subscripts)] [AT Address] [ {VALUE | = | VALUE =} InitialValue ]

Where:
·Variable Type can be any of the primary variable types supported by thinBasic:
BYTE, INTEGER, WORD, DWORD, LONG, QUAD, SINGLE, DOUBLE, EXT, CURRENCY, STRING, ASCIIZ, VARIANT, GUID, NUMBER
·Scope modifier can be: LOCAL (default), GLOBAL, STATIC
---

Any idea why my test program fails to dimension temp3 and temp4 ? ...


'These work OK...
string temp1
Long temp2

'Not working...
String global temp3
Long Static temp4


VariablesTest.tbasic.LastRunTimeError.ini
[Script]
Main=C:\Users\Zamboni\Documents\TB\VariablesTest.tbasic
Include=
[RunTimeError]
DateTime=25/06/2025 16:53:40
Code=85
Description=Something is incorrect. A keyword was not supposed to be present in the current position.
Line=6
LineCode=STRING GLOBAL TEMP3
Token=TEMP2
Additional=

Try this syntax

global temp3 as String 

Static temp4 as Long

[ErosOlmi]

Will check and let you know

[ErosOlmi]

Fixed: was a parsing bug described in help but not activated during parsing.
Will be present in next 1.14.x update

Thanks for reporting