I got so involved in getting the proposed optional third parameter to setGlobalVariable() that I did not consider all of the possibilities. Using the change along with getGlobalVariable() is ok for data that would only change or for data that does not need to be completely unique. I also have a need to have a global counter that can both be incremented and decremented. This counter is designed to give me more control over the number of calls than the current mod_limit will provide. This would be used during a period where they may be several calls either entering the system, exiting the system, or both. It would be nice to have routines that would just increment or decrement safely. They would be much faster. I have spent the last couple of years working with Visual Studio and C++. The natural solution I would take in this situation would be to use InterlockedIncrement() and InterlockedDecrement(). In this environment I don't think I want to propose this. What I would like to propose is the following set of routines (using JavaScript notation): // Initialize the counter to a specified value initGlobalCounter(string name of variable, initial value); // Add a value to the global counter addGlobalCounter(string name of variable, value to add); // Subtract a value from the global counter reduceGlobalCounter(string name of variable, value to subtract); I am open to suggestions as to names of the routines. Even though all I need (now) is increment and decrement, since the code will need to use the Global Variable Mutex locks, it might as will be more general. Regards, Paul David Swardstrom