If this namespace notion would be implemented, I think you could store your static vars there.
Code:

package NetworkLib
  dim $counter
 
  function A($a, $b)
    dim $counter
    for = $counter = 0 + NetworkLib::$counter to 5 + NetworkLib::$counter 
      ;do stuff
    next
    NetworkLib::$counter = $counter
  endfunction
 
 
package Main
;more code
NetworkLib::A($foo,$bar)
 
;print last record processed
? "the next record to process is record number: " + NetworkLib::$counter


This probably is not what you are looking for but I think it is better than globals.
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