>Rich,
>
>You sould use _Screen.ActiveForm to reference currently active form

POP MENU _msysmenu
>IF TYPE("_Screen.ActiveForm") = "O"
>    _Screen.ActiveForm.Release()
>ENDIF
>

You've heard it before.......here it is again.

Many thanks for your help

.........Rich





>>I have a program which does some stuff, then modifies the menu bar and issues a READ EVENTS
>>
>>

>>DO stuff && Verify login, set variables, etc
>>DO myFirstMenu.mpr
>>DO more stuff  && set some flags ,etc.
>>READ EVENTS
>>

>>
>>In one of the pads in MyFirstMenu I issue the command

DO nnn.app

>>
>>In this app I want to replace the menu and open a form. Both the new menu and the form have Close options as follows
>>
>>

&& NNN.PRG (main routine for NNN.APP)
>>PUSH MENU _msysmenu
>>DO namennn.mpr
>>DO FORM namefind NAME oNameForm

>>
>>
>>In the form NAMEFIND there is a CLOSE button with the following code

>>POP MENU _msysmenu
>>Thisform.release()

>>
>>In the menu bar there is also a close pad with the code

>>POP MENU _msysmenu
>>oNameForm.release()
>>

>>
>>The CLOSE button on the form works just fine. However, the CLOSE option on the menu gives an error

Object ONAMEFORM is not found

>>
>>What am I doing wrong and how can I code this to have the menu option close the form?