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**#FREE(** //symbol// **)**

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| **#FREE** | Clears all instances of a multi-valued user-defined symbol. |
| //symbol// | A multi-valued user-defined symbol. |

The **#FREE** statement clears all instances of a multi-valued user-defined symbol. If there are any symbols dependent upon the //symbol//, they are also cleared.

**Example:**

**#DECLARE(%ProcFilesPrefix),MULTI      #!Declare multi-valued symbol**

**#ADD(%ProcFilesPrefix,'SAV')          #!Add a value**

**#ADD(%ProcFilesPrefix,'BAK')          #!Add a value**

**#ADD(%ProcFilesPrefix,'PRE')          #!Add a value**

**#ADD(%ProcFilesPrefix,'BAK')          #!Add a value**

**#ADD(%ProcFilesPrefix,'QUE')          #!Add a value**

**                #!%ProcFilesPrefix contains: SAV, BAK, PRE, BAK, QUE**

**#DELETEALL(%ProcFilesPrefix,'BAK')    #!Delete all BAK instances**

**                #!%ProcFilesPrefix now contains: SAV, PRE, QUE**

**#FREE****(%ProcFilesPrefix)               #!Free the symbol**

**                #!%ProcFilesPrefix now contains nothing**

**See Also:     **[[ declare  declare a user defined symbol .htm|#DECLARE]] ,[[ add  add to multi valued symbol .htm|#ADD]] ,[[ clear  clear single valued symbol .htm|#CLEAR]]