>I'm trying to instantiate a form (OK that's a VFP term, I know!)

Actually, it's not a VFP term. It's an OOP term and perfectly alright to use in .NET. I use it all the time.

In fact, one thing that drives me up the wall is the tendency I've seen in lots of posts and talks for saying "new up" instead of "instantiate". That just sounds ridiculous to me, but maybe that's just my opinion. ;-)

~~Bonnie