LOCAL            Define local variable                              Directive

  In macros:
  LOCAL dummy_arg [,dummy_arg]...

  In procedures:
  LOCAL argument [,argument]... [=symbol]


    Defines local variables for macros and procedures.

    Within a macro definition, LOCAL defines temporary symbol names that
    are replaced by new unique symbol names each time the macro is
    expanded. LOCAL must appear before any other statements in the macro
    definition.


    Within a procedure, LOCAL defines names that access stack locations
    as negative offsets relative to the BP register. If you end the
    argument list with an equal sign (=) and a symbol, that symbol will
    be equated to the total size of the local symbol block in bytes.