)
                                                               );
     double                          dPixelToRange = (double)(nPixelRange - m_nThumbLength)/(double)(m_nRangeMax - m_nRangeMin);
-    int                             nNewPos = 0;
     int                             nPixelPos = SHORT1FROMMR(::WinSendMsg( GetHwnd()
                                                                           ,SLM_QUERYSLIDERINFO
                                                                           ,MPFROM2SHORT( SMA_SLIDERARMPOSITION
                                                                           ,(MPARAM)0
                                                                          )
                                                             );
-    nNewPos = (int)(nPixelPos/dPixelToRange);
+    int nNewPos = (int)(nPixelPos/dPixelToRange);
     if (nNewPos > (m_nRangeMax - m_nRangeMin)/2)
         nNewPos++;
     return nNewPos;