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Posted: **Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:51 pm**

I have a certain workspace that I can load, where it shows there are no variables defined, yet when I put in the name of a particular variable, it is showing a value. I know the variable name I am using is not defined as a function [it does not appear on )fns]. And )vars displays nothing. Yet a value appears. Any idea why this does not appear under )vars? Why is the variable name 'layers' not appearing under )vars? And I cannot delete the variable name since the interpreter says it does not exist. So where might it appear to exist since it does generate a value. Of course this problem goes away if I clear the workspace.

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      )vars
      ]display layers
┌→┐
│3│
└~┘
      ⍴layers
1
      )vars
      )erase layers
not found layers
      layers
3

Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:57 am**

Does

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⎕NC 'layers'

or

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⎕NC ⊂'layers'

give any clues?

Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:09 am**

System commands like )fns, )vars, ... show the names as if there was no stack. If you do )sinl all will become clear.

⎕NL shows names that can be seen in the current state of the stack.

This behaviour difference was inherited from historical APLs.

If you want to go deeper then ⎕STATE will enable you to see the value of a name at any point in the stack.

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:20 am**

Jay|Dyalog wrote:Does
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⎕NC 'layers'
or
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⎕NC ⊂'layers'
give any clues?

Yes I did find the variable was on the stack and could click on the variable name and see the value in the stack. Thank you for the explaination.

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