GLOBALS statement everywhere

Hi, I'm in the processing of revamping some code and have spotted what I think is superflous use of the GLOBALS statement. A typical example would be as follows: a.4gl would look like this: --------------------------------------- DATABASE dbname GLOBALS "/pathname/global.4gl" DEFINE variable1 CHAR(20) END DEFINE MAIN blah END MAIN FUNCTION func() END FUNCTION b.4gl would look like this: --------------------------------------- DATABASE dbname GLOBALS "/pathname/global.4gl" FUNCTION func2() END FUNCTION c.4gl would have the same structure as b.4gl As we are running RDS we compile the programs like this: fglpc a.4gl fglpc b.4gl fglpc c.4gl And finish off with: cat a.4go b.4go c.4go > newprog.4gi The question is: are the GLOBALS statements in b.4gl and c.4gl unnecessary? Also, is the DATABASE statement in b.4gl and c.4gl unnecessary too? Any advice given would be welcome. Cheers, Ian.