This is the way VFP works. If you want to get rid of the formnm variable, you have to

RELEASE formnm

Vlad

>After invoking the command 'DO FORM formnm' from
>the command window the formnm shows it is still an
>object with a .NULL. value. I got these results by typing
>DEBUG after the form was terminated with a ThisForm.Release
>in the OK button. Why is this object reference still around?