>>
>>
>>And again, it would be an option so if
>>it doesn't suit you to use it, don't.
>
>
>That's exactly why it is called option explicit

Agreed.

>>Also, doesn't "strict typing" refer to declaring
>>the "type" of data being stored in a variable
>>as opposed to simply scoping it?
>>
>> ...kt
>
>Yes, that is what strict typing refers to.

That comment was really more in response to
Walter's comment. I don't think I've heard
anyone requesting that VFP become strongly(??)
typed, but what my original post was requesting
was a way of having the compiler flag it if we
haven't declared a variable prior to using it.
This would help catch typo's as well as spurious
modification of non-scoped variable references.

...kt