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<I><H2>DS
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<P>DS allocates a number of bytes. The content is undefined. This is the preferred method of allocationg space in a <A HREF="section.htm">BSS section</A>. You can however also use DB and DW without any arguments.<BR>
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<PRE>DS   str_SIZEOF     ;allocate str_SIZEOF bytes</PRE>
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<H3>See also:</H3>
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	<LI><A HREF="db.htm">Defining constant data (DB/DW)</A>
	<LI><A HREF="expr_int.htm">Integer and Boolean expressions</A>
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<FONT SIZE="-1"><I><P ALIGN=RIGHT>Last updated 02 July 1997 by <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">Carsten Sorensen</A></P></I></FONT>