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label BFLOAT4([initial value]) [,DIM( )] [,OVER( )] [,NAME( )] [,EXTERNAL] [,DLL] [,STATIC]
[,THREAD] [,AUTO] [,PRIVATE] [,PROTECTED]

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BFLOAT4 A four-byte floating point number.

Format:   exponent    ±         significand

     | ……….. | . | ……………….. |

Bits: 31            23  22                     0

Range: 0, ± 5.87747e-39 .. ± 1.70141e+38  (6 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.

BFLOAT4 declares a four-byte floating point signed numeric variable, using the Microsoft BASIC (single precision) format. This data type is normally used for compatibility with existing data since it is internally converted to a REAL before all arithmetic operations.

Example:

Count1 BFLOAT4                         !Declare four-byte signed floating point

Count2 BFLOAT4,OVER(Count1)            !Declare OVER the four-byte

                                      !  signed floating point

Count3 BFLOAT4,DIM(4)                  !Declare array of 4 single-precision reals

Count4 BFLOAT4(5)                      !Declare with initial value

Count5 BFLOAT4,EXTERNAL                !Declare as external

Count6 BFLOAT4,EXTERNAL,DLL            !Declare as external in a .DLL

Count7 BFLOAT4,NAME('SixCount')        !Declare with external name

ExampleFile FILE,DRIVER('Btrieve')     !Declare a file

Record       RECORD

Count8        BFLOAT4,NAME('Counter')  !Declare with external name

            END

           END

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