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

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| **SHORT** | A two-byte signed integer. |

**Format: ±    magnitude   **

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

**Bits: 15  14           0**

**Range: -32,768 to 32,767**

| //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. |

**SHORT** declares a two-byte signed integer, using the Intel 8086 word integer format. The high-order bit of this configuration is the sign bit (0 = positive, 1 = negative). Negative values are represented in standard two's complement notation.

**Example:**

**Count1 SHORT                        !Declare two-byte signed integer**

**Count2 SHORT,OVER(Count1)           !Declare OVER the two-byte signed integer**

**Count3 SHORT,DIM(4)                 !Declare it an array of 4 shorts**

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

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

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

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

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

**Record       RECORD**

**Count7        SHORT,NAME('Counter') !Declare with external name**

**             END**

**            END**