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| label **SREAL(**[//initial value//]**) **[,**DIM( )**] [,**OVER( )**] [,**NAME( )**] [,**EXTERNAL**] [,**DLL**] [,**STATIC**] ||
|  | [,**THREAD**] [,**AUTO**] [,**PRIVATE**] [,**PROTECTED**] |

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| **SREAL** | A four-byte floating point number. |

**Format:  ±   exponent    significand**

**       |   | ........  | ....................... |**

**Bits: 31  30          23                         0**

**Range: 0, ± 1.175494e-38 .. ± 3.402823e+38 (6 significant digits)**

| //initial value// | A numeric constant. If omitted, the initial value is zero, unless the AUTO attribute is present. |
| **DIM** | Dimension the variable as an array. |
| **OVER** | Share a memory location with another variable. |
| **NAME** | Specify an alternate, "external" name for the field. |
| **EXTERNAL** | Specify the variable is defined, and its memory is allocated, in an external library. Not valid within FILE, QUEUE, or GROUP declarations. |
| **DLL** | Specify the variable is defined in a .DLL. This is required in addition to the EXTERNAL attribute. |
| **STATIC** | Specify the variable's memory is permanently allocated. |
| **THREAD** | Specify memory for the variable is allocated once for each execution thread. Also implicitly adds the STATIC attribute on Procedure Local data. |
| **AUTO** | Specify the variable has no //initial value//. |
| **PRIVATE** | Specify the variable is not visible outside the module containing the CLASS methods. Valid only in a CLASS. |
| **PROTECTED** | Specify the variable is not visible outside base CLASS and derived CLASS methods. Valid only in a CLASS. |

**SREAL** declares a four-byte floating point signed numeric variable, using the Intel 8087 short real (single precision) format.

**Example:**

**Count1 SREAL                          !Declare four-byte signed floating point**

**Count2 SREAL,OVER(Count1)             !Declare OVER the four-byte **

**                                      !signed floating point**

**Count3 SREAL,DIM(4)                   !Declare it an array of 4 floats**

**Count4 SREAL(5)                       !Declare with initial value**

**Count5 SREAL,EXTERNAL                 !Declare as external**

**Count6 SREAL,EXTERNAL,DLL             !Declare as external in a .DLL**

**Count7 SREAL,NAME('SixCount')         !Declare with external name**

**ExampleFile FILE,DRIVER('Btrieve')    !Declare a file**

**Record       RECORD**

**Count8        SREAL,NAME('Counter')   !Declare with external name**

**             END**

**            END**