Don't understand the meaning of "local"

[Jim Hurley]

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>Jim,
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>If you declare your local outside the object handlers, then it stays
>persistent to that object *until* you edit the script. Editing scripts
>resets all it's locals.
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>best,
>
>Chipp
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Chipp,

Thanks. That is what I was missing. I was also finding that when I 
returned to the script the old local variable retained its value from 
the previous run--until, as you  say, the script is recompiled.

"Local" is a deceptive descriptor. It is used (as a script local) to 
control not only locality, but also persistence--it has both spacial 
and temporal implications.

I'm not faulting the docs. It's all there.

Jim