Hi John

>When i am working in the program manager, I run my main program
>for testing, at times when it bombs forms are left on the screen. I can get to the command box. but I cannot get the forms closed,
>I usually have to exit VFP and startover. I have tried clear events
>close all databases, release forms. I know there probably is an
>easier way then starting over everytime, but right now its a mystery
>to me.

This is my way of closing all forms on an error or on shutdown:

FOR i = 1 to _SCREEN.FormCount 
   IF TYPE("_SCREEN.Forms(i)")="O"
      _SCREEN.Forms(i).Release()
   ENDIF
ENDFOR