/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb BASIC, /INTEGER_SIZE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

   The /INTEGER_SIZE qualifier lets you specify the default size for  integer
   data.

   The format of the /INTEGER_SIZE qualifier is as follows:

      /INTEGER_SIZE={BYTE}
                    {WORD}
                    {LONG}

   The default integer size applies to all integer variables whose data  type
   is  not  explicitly  declared.  See the Compaq BASIC for OpenVMS Alpha and
   VAX Systems User Manual for more information about integer data types.

   The default is /INTEGER_SIZE = LONG.