>Besides try to declare PUBLIC var in an object with value, release the object (form, commandbutton etc.), the var is available still in other objects which makes your memory the possibility of becoming suffocated if majority of your objects are keep on declaring PUBLIC vars. :-)

I agree with you. When I said that the vars CAN be released when the object is released I was refering to the RELEASE command. But this doesn't really matter. My point was that using properties vs. public vars is better for many reasons, but not because you're saving memory.

Vlad