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**             DATA**

The **DATA** statement begins a local data declaration section in a ROUTINE. Any ROUTINE containing a DATA section must also contain a CODE statement to terminate the data declaration section. Variables declared in a ROUTINE data section may not have the STATIC or THREAD attributes.

**Example:**

**SomeProc PROCEDURE**

** CODE**

** !Code statements**

** DO Tally                !Call the routine**

** !More code statements**

**Tally ROUTINE            !Begin routine, end procedure**

** ****DATA**

**CountVar BYTE            !Declare local variable **

** CODE**

** CountVar += 1           ! increment counter**

** DO CountItAgain         !Call another routine**

** EXIT                    !and exit the routine**

**See Also:**

[[code  begin executable statements .htm|CODE]]

[[routine  declare local subroutine .htm|ROUTINE]]