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 ===[[:Category:Variables|Variables]]===
-Variables can be declared outside and inside the scope of a Block (or event handler) (Begin [BlockName]). They can only be assigned a value (Set) inside a block.
+====[[Declaring_variables|Declaring Variables]]====
+===== Script Global Variables =====
+Variables can be set outside any block causing them to be Script Global. This means that once set to a value, they will remain set unless otherwise changed, until Oblivion is shut down.
-What happens to them after that? If the block is run again, the variables will be re-set (not reset)?. If you wrap your Set in a conditional, do the variables retain their values after being set once? What happens when the game is restarted?
+What about when you save your game? What happens then?
+===== Temporary Variables =====
+Declaring a variable inside a block could be called 'declaring a temporary variable', since the variable will only exist during the scope of the current invocation. This is similar to how variable scope works in traditional programming languages.
+==== Variable Initialization ====
+Variables are initialized using the [[Set]] function.
+If don't want your variable to be reinitialized on each script invocation, wrap your assignment statements in a conditional.
+ short init
+ short myShort
+ Begin ''BlockName''
+ If ( init == 0 )
+   Set myShort to 1
+   Set init to 1
+ EndIf
+====Variable Types====
+=====[[Reference_Variables|Reference Variables]]=====
+Reference variable can not be set to just any function that returns a value.
+ ref refValue
+ Set refValue to GetButtonPress
+This will not work.
 == Quest ==