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Maybe this is a stupid question. &nbsp;But I have to ask it.<br />
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When I step thru the code in the debugger, I am used to seeing the 'local' variables in the class / function / procedure that is currently being executed.<br />
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Is there any way to see if an object that was created by an earlier method is still existing or has been released. Obviously it is not local to the procedure being executed so it does not pop up in my local window.
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Maybe this is a stupid question.  But I have to ask it.

When I step thru the code in the debugger, I am used to seeing the 'local' variables in the class / function / procedure that is currently being executed.

Is there any way to see if an object that was created by an earlier method is still existing or has been released. Obviously it is not local to the procedure being executed so it does not pop up in my local window.

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