I *think* I understand what it is you're asking, and if so, would this work:

private void barInventory_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
	// Create an instance of the user list
	frmItemList oItemList = new frmItemList();
	
	// Make the user list a child of the desktop
	oItemList.MdiParent = this.MdiParent;  // <-- here's what I changed

	// Show the form
	oItemList.Show();
}

~~Bonnie





>I have a MDI Container form called Desktop, and when I open a form from the menu I set oForm.MdiParent = oDesktop, and the form stays inside the desktop. All is well.
>
>

>private void barInventory_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
>{
>	// Create an instance of the user list
>	frmItemList oItemList = new frmItemList();
>	
>	// Make the user list a child of the desktop
>	oItemList.MdiParent = this;
>
>	// Show the form
>	oItemList.Show();
>}
>

>This works great.
>
>
>But when the Inventory List form opens the Inventory Item form, I'm not sure what to set its MdiParent to. The 'this' keyword inside the inventory list is a reference to that form, not the desktop.