FIX: RELEASE Releases All Local Variables with Identical Names

WORKAROUND

Because local variables are out of scope as soon as you call another program, you can avoid using the RELEASE command to explicitly release a local variable.

You can also use the RELEASE ALL command instead of RELEASE <memvar>. For example, instead of using this:

   RELEASE lcMychar
				

use this:

   RELEASE ALL LIKE lcMychar
				

The RELEASE ALL command does not release local variables that have been declared in other procedures or functions, even if they have the same name as a local variable in the current procedure.

   LOCAL lcNewVar
   lcNewVar="one"
   =Changeit()
   ?lcNewVar  && This command returns the error "Variable not Found"
   RETURN .T.

   PROCEDURE Changeit
   LOCAL lcNewVar
   lcNewVar="two"
   DISPLAY MEMO LIKE lc*
   RELEASE lcNewVar
   * Comment the line above and uncomment the following line
   * RELEASE ALL LIKE lcNewVar
   DISPLAY MEMO LIKE lc*
   RETURN .T.