That was it! Thank Bonnie. Again, I bow down in worship. :)






>I *think* I understand what it is you're asking, and if so, would this work:
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>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();
>}
>

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>~~Bonnie
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>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.