VMS Help BASIC, /VARIANT  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

   The /VARIANT qualifier lets you specify  the  value  associated  with  the
   lexical variable %VARIANT.

   The format of the /VARIANT qualifier is as follows:

      /VARIANT[=int-const]

   See the Compaq BASIC for OpenVMS Alpha and  VAX  Systems  User  Manual  or
   Compaq  BASIC  for OpenVMS Alpha and VAX Systems Reference Manual for more
   information  about  the  /VARIANT  qualifier  and  the  %VARIANT   lexical
   variable.

   If the /VARIANT qualifier is not specified, the value of  %VARIANT  is  0.
   If  the  /VARIANT  qualifier  is  specified  without a value, the value of
   %VARIANT is 1.

   The default is /VARIANT = 0.