! *** PREDECLARED TYPES
     
      %IF %DECLARED ( %BASIC$QUADWORD_DECLARED ) = 0 %THEN
         RECORD BASIC$QUADWORD
            LONG FILL ( 2 )
         END RECORD
         %LET %BASIC$QUADWORD_DECLARED = 1
      %END %IF
     
      %IF %DECLARED ( %BASIC$OCTAWORD_DECLARED ) = 0 %THEN
         RECORD BASIC$OCTAWORD
            LONG FILL ( 4 )
         END RECORD
         %LET %BASIC$OCTAWORD_DECLARED = 1
      %END %IF
     
      %IF %DECLARED ( %BASIC$HFLOAT_AXP_DECLARED ) = 0 %THEN
         RECORD BASIC$HFLOAT_AXP
            LONG FILL ( 4 )
         END RECORD
         %LET %BASIC$HFLOAT_AXP_DECLARED = 1
      %END %IF
     
      %IF %DECLARED ( %BASIC$F_FLOATING_COMPLEX_DECL ) = 0 %THEN
         RECORD BASIC$F_FLOATING_COMPLEX
            SINGLE REAL_PART
            SINGLE IMAGINARY_PART
         END RECORD
         %LET %BASIC$F_FLOATING_COMPLEX_DECL = 1
      %END %IF
     
      %IF %DECLARED ( %BASIC$D_FLOATING_COMPLEX_DECL ) = 0 %THEN
         RECORD BASIC$D_FLOATING_COMPLEX
            DOUBLE REAL_PART
            DOUBLE IMAGINARY_PART
         END RECORD
         %LET %BASIC$D_FLOATING_COMPLEX_DECL = 1
      %END %IF
     
      %IF %DECLARED ( %BASIC$G_FLOATING_COMPLEX_DECL ) = 0 %THEN
         RECORD BASIC$G_FLOATING_COMPLEX
            GFLOAT REAL_PART
            GFLOAT IMAGINARY_PART
         END RECORD
         %LET %BASIC$G_FLOATING_COMPLEX_DECL = 1
      %END %IF
     
      %IF %DECLARED ( %BASIC$H_FLOAT_AXP_CMPLX_DCL ) = 0 %THEN
         RECORD BASIC$H_FLOATING_COMPLEX_AXP
            BASIC$HFLOAT_AXP REAL_PART
            BASIC$HFLOAT_AXP IMAGINARY_PART
         END RECORD
         %LET %BASIC$H_FLOAT_AXP_CMPLX_DCL = 1
      %END %IF
    
    
    ! +
    ! 
    !  $UTCBLKDEF defines the STARLET structure for UTC based times.
    ! 
    ! -
      DECLARE LONG CONSTANT UTCBLK$S_UTCBLK = 16
      record UTCBLK
         BASIC$QUADWORD UTCBLK$O_TIME_BLOCK ( 1 to 2 )  !  Double quad for entire time
      end record UTCBLK