There is difference in what you receive when you clicking variables button in 'instance side' mode and 'class side' mode. The first shows instance variables for class instances and class variables, while second shows instance variables for actual class object and class variables of class class. But what is confusing, that window title, in both cases reads as 'XXXX variables', where XXX is class name. I think there should be difference (at leas in title) : 'XXX variables' - for instance side browsing XXX class's variables / XXX class object variables for class side browsing.. Or maybe something different to avoid confusion and ambiguility between class variables of class, and class variables of class class. -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko AKA sig.