> This has been done to death many times over
>
> See Ken Murphy's FAQ on the topic, and the associated discussions
>
> http://www.foxite.com/faq/default.aspx?id=31
>
> From a programming perspective the main problem is that you have no idea where they are used, or what they are for, or when they are updated.

and!? that would be the same with the OOP approach !? you would still not know there you used,updated them !?
I wasnt only talking about PUBl Vars itself but also about the OOP Approach coz I still dont see the reason, difference to it!?


>From an OOP perspective the problem is that they break encapsulation.
>

encapsulation!? the Obj you would create is as global as any PUBL var !?

>
> Regards
> Andy Kramek
> Microsoft MVP (Visual FoxPro)
> Tightline Computers Inc, Akron Ohio, USA