I'm loving the Script Variables introduced in FM8. Although I've used only "local variables" so far, I see some powerful benefits of "global variables." But there is a nagging issue about how Global Script Variables behave in a multiuser environment....

Are Global Script Variables discrete to the user ... similar in principle to how global fields operate?

Or, are Global Script Variables concurrently shared by all users?

I suppose it comes down to this ... if two users run the same script, does User2 "inherit" the Global Script Variables set by User1, or are the Global Script Variables "sequestered" to their respective sessions?

I have always assumed that both local and global script variables as well as script parameters are, as you say, "'sequestered' to their respective sessions."

What have you seen that would suggest otherwise?

I can't imagine how variables could be anything other than user specific. Just think how badly a loop counter would get messed up if two users ran the same script at the same time.

I can't imagine how variables could be anything other than user specific. Just think how badly a loop counter would get messed up if two users ran the same script at the same time.

I will be in some trouble if they aren't user specific. I use them heavily.

No need to worry. Variables only exist in the user's session. Just like data in a global field.