Why does using STATIC give me an error?

[BiLLaMoNsTeR]

This works in QBASIC, but not in FreeBASIC for some reason.
It says duplicated definition for "dim array(47) as integer".

Code:

sub subname ()
static array() as integer, notfirst

if notFirst = 0 then
   notFirst = 1
   dim array(47) as integer
end if

end sub

Am I doing something wrong?

EDIT: Whoops, I just figured out that doing "STATIC array(47)" to dimension the variable works.

[relsoft]

redim?

[barok]

maybe array's a keyword or something? I dunno... I recall something about how you have to have '$dynamic (or just DYNAMIC now) or something'll happen to variables.

I got nothing. :lol:

[v3cz0r]

STATIC syntax is FB is the same as with DIM or REDIM, not like in QB where you have to declare the array twice, simple do:

static somearray(lowerbound to upperbound, ...) as sometype

lowerbound and upperbound can't be variables, only constant expressions.