>>Clear. I am just curious of the form base.scx. Is that the modal form? If so, then that's the very reason why your menu bars are disabled.
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>Aha! I had problems previously with my exe where the form disappeared and it was fixed with the Linked command, but was made modal along the way as well. Time to get brave and stop that
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>Well, just gave it a go and it's fine in the app but the exe came up with a funny error:
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>Error loading file - Parent - record number 9. File access is denied.
>Line of code with error: Error loading file - Parent - record number 9. File access is denied.
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>So I guess sorting that out is my next big job.
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>Thanks for your very prompt help. - Sarah

The 'LINKED' keyword is actually used to have the form associated with a variable name you specify after 'NAME' e.g.
Do Form Base.Scx Name MyForm Linked
with it, the form is released if the variable goes out of scope.
Just a note.