DATATYPE

 NAME:
  datatype
 PURPOSE:
  function to return data type of a variable.
 Usage:
   type = datatype(variable)

 CATEGORY:
   Utilities

 Keywords:
  none 
 Written by:
 Ronn Kling
 Kling Research and Software
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 Warrenton, VA 20187
 ronn@rlkling.com
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