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		.ERASE Statement Details.   QuickSCREEN      Details      Example      Contents      Index ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ERASE Statement Details Syntax   ERASE arrayname [,arrayname...]   The arrayname arguments are the names of arrays to erase. ERASE has different effects on $STATIC and $DYNAMIC arrays.   The ERASE statement sets the elements of a $STATIC array to zeros in the case of a numeric array or null strings ("") in the case of a string array. If the array is an array of records, the ERASE statement sets all elements of each record to zeros, including fixed-string elements.   However, using ERASE on a $DYNAMIC array frees the memory used by the array. Before your program can refer to the $DYNAMIC array again, it must first redimension the array with a DIM or REDIM statement. Redimensioning an array with a DIM statement without first erasing it produces a duplicate definition run-time error message that reads Array already dimensioned. The ERASE statement is not required when arrays are redimensioned with REDIM.