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

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| **UNSIGNED** | An unsigned integer which is a LONG. |
| //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. |

**UNSIGNED** declares an unsigned integer which is a LONG. This is not actually a data type but an EQUATE defined in EQUATES.CLW.

The UNSIGNED data type is most useful for prototyping Windows API calls which take a LONG (or ULONG) parameter in their 32-bit version.

**Example:**

**Count1 UNSIGNED   !Declares a LONG**