>The variable would be created private using this code and it may be not the intent.

It's easy to make it local.

temp.prg
LOCAL lcVar
lcVar = "somevar"
LOCAL (m.lcVar)
STORE 12 TO (m.lcVar)
SET STEP ON && check that somevar was created here.
DO TEMP1

temp1.prg
SET STEP ON && check if somevar is private.

"somevar" is local as it is not in temp1.

Lesson is avoid macro sub unless it's the only way.

>
>>Extra variable, macro substitution. Why so complicated?
>>

>>CREATE CURSOR crsTest (MyFld C(20))
>>INSERT INTO crsTest VALUES ("TestVariable")
>>STORE 200 TO (ALLTRIM(MyFld))
>>

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