Justin,

If you are need the copy immediately after the scatter, you can simply scatter twice. I don't really think you will see a negative performance hit doing this.

scatter name oData
scatter name oTemp

>Hi all,
>
>How can I make a copy of a scattered name object that isn't a reference to the original object?
>
>Eg:
>
>select mytable
>scatter name oData
>oTemp = oData && This only creates a reference. What I need is a copy!
>? oData.name
>> "Justin"
>oData.name = "Bon"
>? oTemp.name
>> "Bon" && This should still be "Justin"
>
>I haven't really got the time to create a proper data class. Any help would be greatly appreciated!