> > >I created one form in which I used scatter memvar command. Now these > variables were public & so available > >throughout the form. > >Now I call this form from a program. This time scatter > >memvar does not created public variables but they were > >private. > >What is this??Can anybody help me so that if I call the > >form from a program and these varibles remain public. > >Otherwise I have to go into each of my forms & change > >handling of some parts. > > > >Thanks > >Narendra > > i'd recommend against using public variables. if you issue 'scatter > memvar' command from command window, the variables are public. if issued > from within form, the variables are (by default, i think) private to that > form. I'd say they are private to the method that issued the scatter memvar statement, making it perfectly unusable... Marc