From: Robert McGovern Date: 2002-09-12T03:17:19+09:00 Subject: Re: private variables > pigeon% b.rb > a : 12 - _m : [2, 4] - _n : 6 > a : 12 - _m : [1, 2] - _n : [3, 4] > a : 12 - _m : 24 - _n : 6 > a : 12 - _m : [1, 2] - _n : 36 > pigeon% Hi Guy, I got the following: a : 12 - _m : [1, 2] - _n : [3, 4] a : 12 - _m : [1, 2] - _n : [3, 4] a : 12 - _m : 24 - _n : 36 a : 12 - _m : 24 - _n : 36 This is on WinXP with the WindowsInstaller 1.72-4 release. I'm still new to ruby, but the output I have looks correct. Rob