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Managing ABL Applications
R-code Features and Functions : R-code structure : Factors that affect r-code size : Initial value segment
 
Initial value segment
You can reduce the size of the initial value segment by limiting the number of SHARED variables that are accessed in a procedure. The r-code required to support a SHARED variable is larger than the r-code to support a NEW SHARED variable. OpenEdge uses approximately 36 additional bytes in the initial value segment to resolve each SHARED variable at run time. This value can change depending on the environment.