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Type Characters
Siebel VB permits the use of special characters as the suffix to the name of a function, variable, or constant. The character defines the data type of the variable or function, and operates as a de facto declaration. The type characters are shown in Table 3.
Table 3. Data Type Suffix Characters
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|
Dynamic String |
$ |
Integer |
% |
Long Integer |
& |
Single-precision floating-point |
! |
Double-precision floating-point |
# |
Currency (exact fixed point) |
@ |
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