>>>Check out the Caching Application Block from MS.
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>>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag/html/Logging.asp?frame=tru
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>>I don't think this applies here.
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>Well, by 'global application variable' don't you mean you want to persist a value that is application wide (all session) and is always available?
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>Other than that, have you tried to add properties to the httpapplication in global.asax ?
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>BOb
Actually, the doc says member variables of the HttpApplication object are per-request values.

So, the seems to bring my back to caching an object and using it from the cache as needed.

Of course, there could be another method, I'm still learning this stuff myself.

BOb