# Local Variables not available for Watch

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/local-variables-not-available-for-watch/3392
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [August 29, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/local-variables-not-available-for-watch/3392 "2011-08-29T06:27:35Z")
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### Author: ![finalbuilder](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/d07c76/32.png) [@finalbuilder](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/finalbuilder)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/local-variables-not-available-for-watch/3392/1 "2011-08-29T06:27:35Z")

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Hi Support Team,

Please refer to the attached project. I want to watch&nbsp;the variable 'Local\_Int'.&nbsp;It is defined in the action group within the CheckIt-ActionList.

Unfortunately the "Add Variable Watch" window does not provide local variables.

Is this by design or a bug?&nbsp;

Best regards

Michael

[20110829\_String\_Pos.fbp7](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d1fb4e1feb40bc4c59386cd3c6206d21dee138dd.fbp7) (63.857 KB)

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### Author: ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/local-variables-not-available-for-watch/3392/2 "2011-08-30T02:31:24Z")

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This is a limitation with Local Variables, the watches window has no way to get access to the list of local variables, and the internal messaging system does not send the variable changed message for local variables (which is how the watch window works). It’s on my todo to look at for a future version.