mark lewis wrote in a message to Kim Forwood:
 KF> If either Film *or* S is used, the data space increases by
 KF> 2816 bytes (2560 for Film + 256 for S).
 ml> that's why _all_ of my program sources are similar to the
 ml> following... 
 ml> var this1 : byte;
 ml> var that1 : word;
 ml> in other words, every var i use has var in front of it ;-)
As to me, I generally only declare a variable when I first find a use for it. 
Yes, I plan out programs and often write 'structured english' copies to get 
the basic structure down (sometimes during writing or after completion, as a 
aid to future maintainace), but I don't often declare any variables until 
they're needed (cept things like obvious file variables of course). A program 
might start with 3 or 4 vars and end up with 40 by the time it's complete.
Now, if I take some of the global vars out, and replace them with local vars 
in programs where one global variable may be recycled for different purposes 
in 20 different procedures, will I save or waste space?
Cya..
Dave
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