diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 8384aae562..17fe5a48dc 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+2001-07-22 20:15 UTC+0100 Ryszard Glab <rglab@imid.med.pl>
+
+    *include/hbapi.h
+    *include/hbexprb.c
+    *source/vm/hvm.c
+    *source/vm/macro.c
+    *source/compiler/exproptb.c
+    *source/macro/macrob.c
+        * fixed to support nested aliases in macro, eg.
+        LOCAL cAlias
+        cAlias := "&area"
+        PRIVATE area
+        area := "MyAlias"
+        ? &cAlias->someFile
+        ? &cAlias->( someExpr )
+    
 2001-07-22 08:40 GMT -3 Luiz Rafael Culik <culik@sl.conex.net>
    *source/rtl/getsys.prg
        *Now if an get has an message it will display properly
diff --git a/harbour/include/hbapi.h b/harbour/include/hbapi.h
index fa25c4ac83..a5fb16aa88 100644
--- a/harbour/include/hbapi.h
+++ b/harbour/include/hbapi.h
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ extern BOOL   hb_macroIsIdent( char * szString ); /* determine if a string is a
 extern void   hb_macroPopAliasedValue( HB_ITEM_PTR pAlias, HB_ITEM_PTR pVar ); /* compiles and evaluates an aliased macro expression */
 extern void   hb_macroPushAliasedValue( HB_ITEM_PTR pAlias, HB_ITEM_PTR pVar ); /* compiles and evaluates an aliased macro expression */
 extern char * hb_macroGetType( HB_ITEM_PTR pItem ); /* determine the type of an expression */
+extern char * hb_macroExpandString( char *szString, ULONG ulLength, BOOL *pbNewString ); /* expands valid '&' operator */
 
 /* garbage collector */
 #define HB_GARBAGE_FUNC( hbfunc )   void hbfunc( void * Cargo ) /* callback function for cleaning garbage memory pointer */
diff --git a/harbour/include/hbexprb.c b/harbour/include/hbexprb.c
index f7172a4688..5f8a7a63ea 100644
--- a/harbour/include/hbexprb.c
+++ b/harbour/include/hbexprb.c
@@ -1062,11 +1062,13 @@ static HB_EXPR_FUNC( hb_compExprUseMacro )
       case HB_EA_DELETE:
          if( pSelf->value.asMacro.pExprList )
             HB_EXPR_PCODE1( hb_compExprDelete, pSelf->value.asMacro.pExprList );
-/* NOTE: This will be released during releasing of symbols' table
- *
- *        if( pSelf->value.asMacro.szMacro );
- *           HB_XFREE( pSelf->value.asMacro.szMacro );
- */
+
+#if defined( HB_MACRO_SUPPORT )           
+         if( pSelf->value.asMacro.szMacro );
+            HB_XFREE( pSelf->value.asMacro.szMacro );
+#else            
+         /* NOTE: This will be released during releasing of symbols' table */
+#endif         
          break;
    }
    return pSelf;
diff --git a/harbour/source/compiler/exproptb.c b/harbour/source/compiler/exproptb.c
index 30e7ad04d1..934192ad68 100644
--- a/harbour/source/compiler/exproptb.c
+++ b/harbour/source/compiler/exproptb.c
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 /* hbexprb.c is also included from ../macro/macro.c
  * However it produces a slighty different code if used in 
  * macro compiler (there is an additional parameter passed to some functions)
- * 0 - ignore this magic number - this is used to force compilation
+ * 1 - ignore this magic number - this is used to force compilation
 */
 #include "hbexprb.c"
diff --git a/harbour/source/macro/macrob.c b/harbour/source/macro/macrob.c
index 0c3b433c2c..c54b1e0508 100644
--- a/harbour/source/macro/macrob.c
+++ b/harbour/source/macro/macrob.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /* hbexprb.c is also included from ../compiler/exproptb.c
  * However it produces a slighty different code if used in 
  * macro compiler (there is an additional parameter passed to some functions)
- * 1 - ignore this magic number - this is used to force compilation
+ * 2 - ignore this magic number - this is used to force compilation
 */
 
 #define HB_MACRO_SUPPORT
diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c b/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
index a0ea0721fc..f14a6d8a2b 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
@@ -2839,8 +2839,17 @@ static ERRCODE hb_vmSelectWorkarea( PHB_ITEM pAlias )
       case HB_IT_STRING:
          /* Alias was evaluated from an expression, for example: (cVar)->field
           */
-         bSuccess = hb_rddSelectWorkAreaAlias( pAlias->item.asString.value );
-         hb_itemClear( pAlias );
+         {
+         /* expand '&' operator if exists */
+            char *cAlias;
+            BOOL bNewString;
+            
+            cAlias = hb_macroExpandString( pAlias->item.asString.value, pAlias->item.asString.length, &bNewString );
+            bSuccess = hb_rddSelectWorkAreaAlias( cAlias );
+            if( bNewString )
+               hb_xfree( cAlias );
+            hb_itemClear( pAlias );
+         }
          break;
 
       default:
diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/macro.c b/harbour/source/vm/macro.c
index 23ddf76047..754247b85b 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/macro.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/macro.c
@@ -625,6 +625,24 @@ static void hb_macroUseAliased( HB_ITEM_PTR pAlias, HB_ITEM_PTR pVar, int iFlag
    }
 }
 
+/* Check for '&' operator and replace it with a macro variable value
+ * Returns: the passed string if there is no '&' operator (pbNewString:=FALSE)
+ * new string if a valid macro text substitution was found (and sets
+ * pbNewString to TRUE)
+*/
+char * hb_macroExpandString( char *szString, ULONG ulLength, BOOL *pbNewString )
+{
+   char *szResultString;
+   HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("hb_macroExpandString(%p)", pItem));
+
+   if( szString )
+      szResultString = hb_macroTextSubst( szString, &ulLength );
+   else
+      szResultString = szString;
+   *pbNewString = ( szString != szResultString );
+   return szResultString;
+}
+
 /* compile a string and return a pcode to push a value of expression
  * NOTE: it can be called to implement an index key evaluation
  * use hb_macroRun() to evaluate a compiled pcode