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dimensionless
Dec2-05, 04:45 PM
How is

integer*4

different from

integer

???
ComputerGeek
Dec2-05, 05:17 PM
How is

integer*4

different from

integer

???

integer*4 is an expression where you multiply integer by 4?
DrMark
Dec2-05, 06:20 PM
Integer*1 => 1 byte integer variable
Integer*2 => 2 bytes integer variable
Integer*4 => 4 bytes integer variable
Integer => 4 bytes by default but can be compiler dependent