>Ed,
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>>The problem is that the PRIVATE statement doesn't create a vairable entry, it only hides the existance of a variable whose name already exists and fits the mask supplied to PRIVATE>

It then raises the question "How do you create a variable with private scope?". In the past, variables created without a defined scope (local, public) were created with the default scope of Private.

Maybe the Fox team will have to change the functionality of private (not good IMO) or add a new scope indicator (better IMO).