>If I instantiate a Session object in a method, will it put the method into a new private ds that will disappear when the session object goes out of scope? For example:
>
>loSession = createobject( "session" )
>create cursor TheRootElement ( ... )
>scatter name this.TheRootElement
>create cursor ASubordinateElement ( ... )
>scatter name this.TheRootElement.ASubordinateElement
>loSession = .null. && poof all the cursors and return to the priv ds

If you are in the VFP default datasession then the Session object will create a private datasession. If you are already in a private datasession, it inherits from it.

I don't think it automatically puts you in the newly created datasession. After the instantiation, you would have to change datasessions (i.e. set datasession to loSession.DatasessionID).