>We are trying to activate one or more guest forms within a host form. The only way we could find is
>

ACTIVATE WINDOW (frmGuest.Name) IN WINDOW (frmHost.Name)

>Are we asking for trouble handling forms through ACTIVATE WINDOW?
>
>TIA

Sorin,

I don't know about what trouble you might run into with the ACTIVATE method, but here is another way.

PUBLIC otopform
otopform = CREATEOBJECT("topform")
otopform.show()
DEFINE CLASS topform as Form
	mdiform = .t.
	showwindow =2 && As top level 
	backcolor = RGB(255,255,255)

	ochild = null
	FUNCTION click()
		this.ochild = CREATEOBJECT("childform")
		this.ochild.show()
	ENDFUNC 
ENDDEFINE 

DEFINE CLASS childform as Form
	mdiform = .f.
	showwindow =1 && in top level 
	backcolor = RGB(0,0,200)
	FUNCTION click()
		thisform.Release() 
	ENDFUNC 
ENDDEFINE