Namespace References 

Form	Reference Type	Reference Rule	Creation Rule
a	Unqualified	If the Names Default To Here mode is on, JMP looks for the variable in these locations: • Local namespace • Here namespace • current data table If the Names Default To Here mode is off, JMP looks for the variable in these locations: • Local namespace • Here namespace • Global namespace • current data table	• If the Names Default To Here mode is on, then JMP creates the variable in the Local namespace or in the Here namespace. • If the Names Default To Here mode is off, then JMP creates the variable in the Local namespace or in the Global namespace.
:a	Current data table	JMP looks for the variable in the current data table.	(Not applicable)
::a Global:a	Global	JMP looks for the variable in the Global namespace.	JMP creates the variable in the Global namespace.
ns:a dt:a Here:a "name":a expr:a	Qualified	JMP looks for the variable in the specified namespace. If the variable is not found, an error results.	JMP creates the variable in the specified namespace. Any previous values are replaced.
ns["a"] ns[expr]	Subscript	JMP looks for the variable in the specified namespace. If the variable is not found, an error results.	JMP creates the variable in the specified namespace. Any previous values are replaced.
Platform:a	Qualified	JMP looks for the variable in the encapsulating platform.	JMP creates the variable in the encapsulating platform.
Local:a	Qualified	JMP looks for the variable within any nested local function, up to and including a function call boundary. See Example of Local:a.	JMP creates the variable in the innermost nested local function or function call boundary.
Window:a	Qualified	JMP looks for the variable in the encapsulating New Window window namespace.	JMP creates the variable in the encapsulating New Window window namespace.
Box:a	Qualified	JMP looks for the variable in the encapsulating Context Box namespace contained in a New Window window.	JMP creates the variable in the encapsulating Context Box namespace contained in a New Window window.

Sample Script	Log Output
Delete Symbols(); Local( {d1l1 = 12}, local:f1f1 = Function( {fa1, fa2}, {fl1 = 99}, local:fa12 = fa1 + fa2; Local( {d2l1 = 56}, local:l2l2 = 78; Show( fa12 ); Show( fl1 ); Try( Show( d1l1 ), Write( "\!n\!n***Error=" || Char( exception_msg ) || "\!n" ) ); Show Symbols(); ); local:fa12; ); f1f1( 2, 3 ); );	fa12 = 5; fl1 = 99;   ***Error={"Name Unresolved: d1l1"(1, 2, "d1l1", d1l1 /*###*/)}     // Local   d2l1 = 56; l2l2 = 78;   // 2 Local   // Local   fa1 = 2; fa12 = 5; fa2 = 3; fl1 = 99;   // 4 Local   // Local   d1l1 = 12;   // 1 Local   // Global   exception_msg = {"Name Unresolved: d1l1"(1, 2, "d1l1", d1l1/*###*/)};     // 1 Global   5