All variable definitions begin with a DEFINE command and end with an END command.

Format

The following specifications show the general layout of commands for defining each user-defined variable in your database:

DEFINE VARIABLE [GROUP] "variable-name"
		[TYPE [<STRING> | INTEGER] [RETAINED] ]
		[DEFAULT default-value]
		[TIMEOUT timeout-value [<SECONDS> | MINUTES] ]
{END | OMIT}