note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <p>I can honestly say that I don't remember encountering any particular limitations with using references to shared variables, nor can I intuit anything obvious why they shouldn't be just fine. <p>However, I also cannot remember any good reason for using references to shared variables. <P>And a quick search of my source files didn't turn up any obvious examples, but then it is a little hard to search for. <P>So both my instincts and experience are telling me that whilst I cannot see any particular reason for doing it, it should be just fine.... <h4>...but then comes this feeling that if you hadn't encountered some anomaly, you wouldn't be asking...</h4> <p>so, maybe I'll just keep quiet rather than get seen to be caught out by a sucker punch. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. </div> </font> </div></div> 1009722 1009722