Index: D:/workspace-imperius/imperius/modules/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/expression/primary/PrimaryExpression.java
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--- D:/workspace-imperius/imperius/modules/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/expression/primary/PrimaryExpression.java	(revision 609121)
+++ D:/workspace-imperius/imperius/modules/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/expression/primary/PrimaryExpression.java	(working copy)
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 import org.apache.imperius.spl.parser.compiler.IdentPrimaryTuple;
 import org.apache.imperius.spl.parser.compiler.symboltable.SPLSymbolTable;
 import org.apache.imperius.spl.parser.compiler.symboltable.Symbol;
-import org.apache.imperius.spl.parser.exceptions.*;
-import org.apache.imperius.spl.parser.util.*;
+import org.apache.imperius.spl.parser.exceptions.SPLException;
+import org.apache.imperius.spl.parser.util.TypeInfo;
 import org.apache.imperius.util.SPLLogger;
 
 
@@ -197,14 +197,21 @@
         else // local constant
         {
         	boolean symbolExists = _symTab.symbolExists(_classNameOrInstanceVariableName, true);
-        	Symbol sym = _symTab.getSymbol(_classNameOrInstanceVariableName);
-        	if(!symbolExists)
+        	if( symbolExists )
         	{
+            	Symbol sym = _symTab.getSymbol(_classNameOrInstanceVariableName);
+            	_dataType.copy(sym.getType());
+//            	_isArray = sym.isArray();
+            	_referenceTypeName = sym.getReferenceTypeName();
+        	}
+        	else if(_symTab.getInstance(_classNameOrInstanceVariableName)!=null)
+        	{
+        		// validate! happens when the identifier is an import variable
+        	}
+        	else
+        	{
         		throw new SPLException("Symbol " + _classNameOrInstanceVariableName + " does not exist");
         	}
-        	_dataType.copy(sym.getType());
-//        	_isArray = sym.isArray();
-        	_referenceTypeName = sym.getReferenceTypeName();
         	
         }
 
@@ -238,8 +245,15 @@
         }
         else
         {
-        	Symbol sym = _symTab.getSymbol(_classNameOrInstanceVariableName);
-        	intermediateObject = sym.getValue();
+        	if( _symTab.symbolExists(_classNameOrInstanceVariableName,false) )
+        	{
+        		Symbol sym = _symTab.getSymbol(_classNameOrInstanceVariableName);
+            	intermediateObject = sym.getValue();
+        	}
+        	else
+        	{
+            	intermediateObject = _symTab.getInstance(_classNameOrInstanceVariableName);
+        	}
         }