On 08.09.2007 15:15, Arlen Christian Mart Cuss wrote:
> I'm wondering -- where /is/ the scope of local variables? Is there any
> programmatic way to manipulate a local variable [by this, I rather
> awkwardly mean -- for example, is there a hash on some object of local
> variables? Or something similar?] They seem special to me.

There is a fairly easy way to manipulate them:

foo = 10

:-)

If your set of variables you need to manipulate is not fixed you better 
use a Hash directly.  There are some ways to manipulate "unknown" local 
variables, but they typically involve using "eval".  You'll find plenty 
of discussions of this topic in the archives.

Kind regards

	robert