STORE

    STORE initializes and/or assigns a value to one or more memory
    variables.

Syntax

    STORE <exp> TO <memvar list>   -or-   <memvar> = <exp>

Arguments

    <exp> is a value of any data type assigned to the target memory
    variable(s).

    <memvar list> are the memory variables to initialize and/or assign
    values.  Memory variable names can be up to 10 characters in length and
    contain letters, numbers, and underscores (_).  The first character,
    however, must be a letter.

Usage

    STORE both creates and assigns values to memory variables. Unlike other
    languages, there is no type declaration necessary.  Clipper
    automatically assigns the data type based on the resulting value of the
    expression before the value is stored.  The scope of a memory variable
    is private unless it is explicitly declared PUBLIC prior to
    initialization.  A private memory variable is released when the
    procedure where it is initialized terminates with a RETURN.  RELEASE,
    CLEAR MEMORY, and CLEAR ALL also release memory variables.

    Fields and memory variables can have the same name.  When there is a
    name conflict, field names take precedence unless the memory variable
    is identified with the memory variable alias M-><memvar> or you have
    compiled with the (-v) switch.  The (-v) switch changes this so that
    memory variables have precedence over field names.

    In Clipper, the maximum number of memory variables that can exist at one
    time is 2048.  Arrays, however, count only as one memory variable, each
    containing up to 2048 elements (memory permitting).

    Assigning a memo field to a non-existent memory variable creates a
    memory variable of character type.