The GLOBAL attribute provides a strong definition of a variable or routine so that other independently compiled units can refer to it. Syntax: [GLOBAL] or, [GLOBAL(idenifier)] or, [GLOBAL('string-literal')] The 'identifier' is the name of the identifier passed to the linker. It is passed in uppercase on OpenVMS systems. If you omit the identifier, the name of the variable is used. The 'string-literal' is a specified string literal that is passed unmodified to the linker. See the "HP Pascal Language Reference Manual" for the complete description of using the GLOBAL attribute.