diff --git a/stix/lib/Stix.st b/stix/lib/Stix.st
index 1fd355f..6fb8618 100644
--- a/stix/lib/Stix.st
+++ b/stix/lib/Stix.st
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
 #class(#pointer) Class(Apex)
 {
-	#dcl spec selfspec superclass subclasses name instvars classvars classinstvars instmthdic classmthdic.
+	#dcl spec selfspec superclass subclasses name instvars classvars classinstvars pooldics instmthdic classmthdic.
 }
 
 
diff --git a/stix/lib/comp.c b/stix/lib/comp.c
index c10a27b..b5eb3a7 100644
--- a/stix/lib/comp.c
+++ b/stix/lib/comp.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #define BALIT_BUFFER_ALIGN   8 /* 256 */
 #define ARLIT_BUFFER_ALIGN   8 /* 256 */
 #define BLK_TMPRCNT_BUFFER_ALIGN 8
+#define POOLDIC_OOP_BUFFER_ALIGN 8
 
 /* initial method dictionary size */
 #define INSTANCE_METHOD_DICTIONARY_SIZE 256 /* TODO: choose the right size */
@@ -1851,7 +1852,7 @@ static STIX_INLINE int add_class_level_variable (stix_t* stix, var_type_t index,
 {
 	int n;
 
-	n =  copy_string_to (stix, name, &stix->c->cls.vars[index], &stix->c->cls.vars_capa[index], 1, ' ');
+	n = copy_string_to (stix, name, &stix->c->cls.vars[index], &stix->c->cls.vars_capa[index], 1, ' ');
 	if (n >= 0) 
 	{
 		stix->c->cls.var_count[index]++;
@@ -1861,6 +1862,42 @@ static STIX_INLINE int add_class_level_variable (stix_t* stix, var_type_t index,
 	return n;
 }
 
+static STIX_INLINE int add_pool_dictionary (stix_t* stix, const stix_ucs_t* name, stix_oop_set_t pooldic_oop)
+{
+	int n;
+	stix_size_t saved_len;
+
+	saved_len = stix->c->cls.pooldic.len;
+
+	n = copy_string_to (stix, name, &stix->c->cls.pooldic, &stix->c->cls.pooldic_capa, 1, ' ');
+	if (n >= 0) 
+	{
+		if (stix->c->cls.pooldic_count >= stix->c->cls.pooldic_oop_capa)
+		{
+			stix_size_t new_capa;
+			stix_oop_set_t* tmp;
+
+			new_capa = STIX_ALIGN(stix->c->cls.pooldic_oop_capa + 1, POOLDIC_OOP_BUFFER_ALIGN);
+			tmp = stix_reallocmem (stix, stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops, new_capa * STIX_SIZEOF(stix_oop_set_t));
+			if (!tmp) 
+			{
+				stix->c->cls.pooldic.len = saved_len;
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			stix->c->cls.pooldic_oop_capa = new_capa;
+			stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops = tmp;
+		}
+
+		stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops[stix->c->cls.pooldic_count] = pooldic_oop;
+		stix->c->cls.pooldic_count++;
+/* TODO: check if pooldic_count overflows */
+	}
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+
 static stix_ssize_t find_class_level_variable (stix_t* stix, stix_oop_class_t self, const stix_ucs_t* name, var_info_t* var)
 {
 	stix_size_t pos;
@@ -2231,9 +2268,12 @@ static int compile_class_level_variables (stix_t* stix)
 
 	if (dcl_type == VAR_GLOBAL) 
 	{
+		/* pool dictionary import declaration
+		 * #dcl(#pooldic) ... */
 		stix_ucs_t last;
 		stix_oop_set_t ns_oop;
 		stix_oop_association_t ass;
+		stix_size_t i;
 
 		do
 		{
@@ -2244,10 +2284,12 @@ static int compile_class_level_variables (stix_t* stix)
 			else if (stix->c->tok.type == STIX_IOTOK_IDENT)
 			{
 				last = stix->c->tok.name;
-				ns_oop = stix->sysdic;
+				/* it falls back to the name space of the class */
+				ns_oop = stix->c->cls.ns_oop; 
 			}
 			else break;
 
+			/* check if the name refers to a pool dictionary */
 			ass = stix_lookupdic (stix, ns_oop, &last);
 			if (!ass || STIX_CLASSOF(stix, ass->value) != stix->_pool_dictionary)
 			{
@@ -2255,15 +2297,24 @@ static int compile_class_level_variables (stix_t* stix)
 				return -1;
 			}
 
-	/* TODO: */
-			/*if (add_pool_dictionary(stix, &stix->c->tok.name) <= -1) return -1;*/
+			/* check if the same dictionary pool has been declared for import */
+			for (i = 0; i < stix->c->cls.pooldic_count; i++)
+			{
+				if ((stix_oop_set_t)ass->value == stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops[i])
+				{
+					set_syntax_error (stix, STIX_SYNERR_POOLDICDUP, &stix->c->tok.loc, &stix->c->tok.name);
+					return -1;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (add_pool_dictionary(stix, &stix->c->tok.name, (stix_oop_set_t)ass->value) <= -1) return -1;
 			GET_TOKEN (stix);
 		}
 		while (1);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-
+		/* variable declaration */
 		do
 		{
 			if (stix->c->tok.type == STIX_IOTOK_IDENT)
@@ -2557,8 +2608,36 @@ static int get_variable_info (stix_t* stix, const stix_ucs_t* name, const stix_i
 		stix_ucs_t last;
 		stix_oop_set_t ns_oop;
 		stix_oop_association_t ass;
+		const stix_uch_t* dot;
+
+
+		dot = stix_findchar (name->ptr, name->len, '.');
+		STIX_ASSERT (dot != STIX_NULL);
+		if (dot - name->ptr == 4 && stix_equalchars(name->ptr, vocas[VOCA_SELF].str, 4))
+		{
+			/* the dotted name begins with self. */
+			dot = stix_findchar (dot + 1, name->len - 5, '.');
+			if (!dot)
+			{
+				/* the dotted name is composed of 2 segments only */
+				last.ptr = name->ptr + 5;
+				last.len = name->len - 5;
+				if (!is_reserved_word(&last))
+				{
+					if (find_class_level_variable(stix, stix->c->cls.self_oop, &last, var) >= 0)
+					{
+						goto class_level_variable;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						/* undeclared identifier */
+						set_syntax_error (stix, STIX_SYNERR_VARUNDCL, name_loc, name);
+						return -1;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
-/*TODO: handle self.XXX ---------- */
 		if (preprocess_dotted_name (stix, 1, 1, name, name_loc, &last, &ns_oop) <= -1) return -1;
 
 printf ("checking variable ");
@@ -2587,8 +2666,10 @@ printf ("\n");
 	}
 	else 
 	{
+	
 		if (find_class_level_variable(stix, stix->c->cls.self_oop, name, var) >= 0)
 		{
+		class_level_variable:
 			switch (var->type)
 			{
 				case VAR_INSTANCE:
@@ -2639,7 +2720,7 @@ printf ("\n");
 			ass = stix_lookupdic (stix, stix->c->cls.ns_oop, name);
 			if (!ass && stix->c->cls.ns_oop != stix->sysdic) 
 				ass = stix_lookupdic (stix, stix->sysdic, name);
-/* TODO: search in the pool dictionary */
+
 			if (ass)
 			{
 				var->type = VAR_GLOBAL;
@@ -2647,9 +2728,36 @@ printf ("\n");
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				/* undeclared identifier */
-				set_syntax_error (stix, STIX_SYNERR_VARUNDCL, name_loc, name);
-				return -1;
+				stix_size_t i;
+				stix_oop_association_t ass2 = STIX_NULL;
+
+				/* attempt to find the variable in pool dictionaries */
+				for (i = 0; i < stix->c->cls.pooldic_count; i++)
+				{
+					ass = stix_lookupdic (stix, stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops[i], name);
+					if (ass)
+					{
+						if (ass2)
+						{
+							/* the variable name has been found at least in 2 dictionaries */
+							set_syntax_error (stix, STIX_SYNERR_VARAMBIG, name_loc, name);
+							return -1;
+						}
+						ass2 = ass;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (ass2)
+				{
+					var->type = VAR_GLOBAL;
+					var->gbl = ass2;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					/* undeclared identifier */
+					set_syntax_error (stix, STIX_SYNERR_VARUNDCL, name_loc, name);
+					return -1;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -4239,6 +4347,10 @@ printf (" CONFLICTING CLASS DEFINITION %lu %lu %lu %lu\n",
 	if (!tmp) return -1;
 	stix->c->cls.self_oop->classinstvars = (stix_oop_char_t)tmp;
 
+	tmp = stix_makestring (stix, stix->c->cls.pooldic.ptr, stix->c->cls.pooldic.len);
+	if (!tmp) return -1;
+	stix->c->cls.self_oop->pooldics = (stix_oop_char_t)tmp;
+
 /* TOOD: good dictionary size */
 	tmp = (stix_oop_t)stix_makedic (stix, stix->_method_dictionary, INSTANCE_METHOD_DICTIONARY_SIZE);
 	if (!tmp) return -1;
@@ -4580,6 +4692,9 @@ static int compile_class_definition (stix_t* stix, int extend)
 		stix->c->cls.vars[i].len = 0;
 	}
 
+	stix->c->cls.pooldic_count = 0;
+	stix->c->cls.pooldic.len = 0;
+
 	stix->c->cls.self_oop = STIX_NULL;
 	stix->c->cls.super_oop = STIX_NULL;
 	stix->c->cls.mthdic_oop[MTH_INSTANCE] = STIX_NULL;
@@ -4604,6 +4719,8 @@ static int compile_class_definition (stix_t* stix, int extend)
 	stix->c->mth.balit_count = 0;
 	stix->c->mth.arlit_count = 0;
 
+	stix->c->cls.pooldic_count = 0;
+
 	return n;
 }
 
@@ -4888,6 +5005,11 @@ static void gc_compiler (stix_t* stix)
 		if (stix->c->cls.superns_oop)
 			stix->c->cls.superns_oop = (stix_oop_set_t)stix_moveoop (stix, (stix_oop_t)stix->c->cls.superns_oop);
 
+		for (i = 0; i < stix->c->cls.pooldic_count; i++)
+		{
+			stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops[i] = (stix_oop_set_t)stix_moveoop (stix, (stix_oop_t)stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops[i]);
+		}
+
 		for (i = 0; i < stix->c->mth.literal_count; i++)
 		{
 			stix->c->mth.literals[i] = stix_moveoop (stix, stix->c->mth.literals[i]);
@@ -4918,6 +5040,9 @@ static void fini_compiler (stix_t* stix)
 			if (stix->c->cls.vars[i].ptr) stix_freemem (stix, stix->c->cls.vars[i].ptr);
 		}
 
+		if (stix->c->cls.pooldic.ptr) stix_freemem (stix, stix->c->cls.pooldic.ptr);
+		if (stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops) stix_freemem (stix, stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops);
+
 		if (stix->c->mth.text.ptr) stix_freemem (stix, stix->c->mth.text.ptr);
 		if (stix->c->mth.assignees.ptr) stix_freemem (stix, stix->c->mth.assignees.ptr);
 		if (stix->c->mth.binsels.ptr) stix_freemem (stix, stix->c->mth.binsels.ptr);
diff --git a/stix/lib/main.c b/stix/lib/main.c
index 671282f..80579ea 100644
--- a/stix/lib/main.c
+++ b/stix/lib/main.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static char* syntax_error_msg[] =
 	"undeclared variable",
 	"unusable variable in compiled code",
 	"inaccessible variable",
+	"ambiguous variable",
 	"wrong expression primary",
 	"too many temporaries",
 	"too many arguments",
diff --git a/stix/lib/stix-prv.h b/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
index e62c065..bdb51e1 100644
--- a/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
+++ b/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ enum stix_synerrnum_t
 	STIX_SYNERR_VARUNDCL,      /* undeclared variable */
 	STIX_SYNERR_VARUNUSE,      /* unsuable variable in compiled code */
 	STIX_SYNERR_VARINACC,      /* inaccessible variable - e.g. accessing an instance variable from a class method is not allowed. */
+	STIX_SYNERR_VARAMBIG,      /* ambiguious variable - e.g. the variable is found in multiple pool dictionaries imported */
 	STIX_SYNERR_PRIMARY,       /* wrong expression primary */
 	STIX_SYNERR_TMPRFLOOD,     /* too many temporaries */
 	STIX_SYNERR_ARGFLOOD,      /* too many arguments */
@@ -423,6 +424,13 @@ struct stix_compiler_t
 		 * var_count[1] - number of class variables
 		 * var_count[2] - number of class instance variables */
 		stix_size_t var_count[3];
+
+		stix_ucs_t pooldic;
+		stix_size_t pooldic_capa;
+		stix_size_t pooldic_count;
+
+		stix_oop_set_t* pooldic_oops;
+		stix_size_t pooldic_oop_capa;
 	} cls;
 
 	/* information about a function being comipled */
diff --git a/stix/lib/stix.h b/stix/lib/stix.h
index 75eae5e..b25ff54 100644
--- a/stix/lib/stix.h
+++ b/stix/lib/stix.h
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ struct stix_set_t
 	stix_oop_oop_t bucket; /* Array */
 };
 
-#define STIX_CLASS_NAMED_INSTVARS 10
+#define STIX_CLASS_NAMED_INSTVARS 11
 typedef struct stix_class_t stix_class_t;
 typedef struct stix_class_t* stix_oop_class_t;
 struct stix_class_t
@@ -561,6 +561,8 @@ struct stix_class_t
 	stix_oop_char_t classinstvars; /* String */
 	/* == NEVER CHANGE THE ORDER OF 3 ITEMS ABOVE == */
 
+	stix_oop_char_t pooldics;      /* String */
+
 	/* [0] - instance methods, MethodDictionary
 	 * [1] - class methods, MethodDictionary */
 	stix_oop_set_t  mthdic[2];