Dim

Action: Declare one or more local variables.
 
Syntax: DIM "variable1" [<,>"variableX"]
 
Remarks: Local variables are visible only in the current script or script segment.
 
See Also: Global, ReDim, IsDeclared( ), UBound( )
 
Examples:

DIM $Variable
DIM $Array[9] ; Declaration of an array of 10 elements.
IF $X = 1
   DIM $Var1, $Var2, $Var3
ENDIF