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

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| **REAL** | An eight-byte floating point number. |

**Format:  ±    exponent         significand**

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

** Bits:63  62             52                      0**

**Range: 0, ± 2.225073858507201e-308 .. ± 1.79769313496231e+308**

**(15 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. |

**REAL** declares an eight-byte floating point signed numeric variable, using the Intel 8087 long real (double precision) format.

**Example:**

**Count1 REAL                         !Declare eight-byte signed floating point**

**Count2 REAL,OVER(Count1)            !Declare OVER the eight-byte**

**                                    !signed floating point**

**Count3 REAL,DIM(4)                  !Declare it an array of 4 reals**

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

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

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

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

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

**Record       RECORD**

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

**             END**

**            END**