> Thanks. That works but the method in the module does not have access to > class variables. Is there any way to give the method in the module > access to class variables? Which class variable do you mean? module FtpClientMod @foo = 1 @@bar = 1 def do_send(file_template, show_progress) puts "do_send #{file_template} #@foo #@@bar #{gimme_bar}" end def gimme_bar @@bar end end class FtpClient @foo = 2 @@bar = 2 class << self @foo = 3 include FtpClientMod def gimme_bar @@bar end end end FtpClient.do_send('foo', 0) => do_send foo 2 1 2