>>I'm sure that was the scoping issue i was experiencing.
>So does it work?

Between the LParameters (preventing the gnashing of the passed variable)
and the Local declaration (preventing the mix up of internal variables)

Yes, it works.

I guess i'm just not used to working in a rigid declaration system anymore
Too much Foxpro for Dos has introduced some bad habits that weren't possible in the superflously explicit programming language (Modula II) i learned in college.
(FYI- Modula II was an obsessive compulsive form of Pascal- useful for teachers to illustrate good habits but unforgiving on style)