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>Again, thank you for taking the time to explain. As you can see I didn't realize that the line [ds = null] created a new instance. I thought that the new instance has to be created with declaration like:
>>>>Dataset dsName;
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>>This is what was confusing that without declaring I was creating new instance.>
>Yes, I can see how that might be confusing. Look at it this way: anytime you use "object = whatever;" in your method, you are pointing that object to a new spot in memory and you've lost your original reference. That's the important thing to remember about passing objects by reference.
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>~~Bonnie
I will try to remember this. I have learned so much new today I am thinking about punching in early today................ No (a la Barat) :).
"The creative process is nothing but a series of crises." Isaac Bashevis Singer
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