====== Variable Initiation   ======

^Command^Description^
|[[clearselect|ClearSelect statement]]|Sets the list of record keys for a specified cursor to null.|
|[[common|Common statement]]|Global variables, other than pre-defined system variables, are implemented using labeled common blocks. A labeled common block groups a set of global variables using a specified name.|
|[[dimension|Dimension statement]]|Declares the name of a matrix, and allocates storage for it. A matrix must be dimensioned before it can be referenced in a program.|
|[[equate|Equate statement]]|Use to initialize a constant to an expression.|
|[[freecommon|FreeCommon statement]]|Clears the shared area of memory established by Common.|
|[[initrnd|InitRnd statement]]|Establishes a seed value for the random number generator (the Rnd function).|
|[[mat|Mat statement]]|Writes a value to all elements of a dimensioned array.|
|[[transfer|Transfer statement]]|Moves the contents of one variable into another variable, and clears the original variable.|