>>>>>>>Form a (contains a button with thisform.release) opens form b
>>>>>>>Form b (contains a button with thisform.release) opens form c
>>>>>>>Form c displays information (contains a button with thisform.release)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>when I click the button on form c it closes form b and form a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>??
>>>>>>Don't you mean that form c is only called when b is released, which is only called when a is released?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So the releasing of c you'd expect a and b already to be released.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So you are complaining that their release is too late or that c "releases" them?
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't get why c releases two forms
>>>>
>>>>Maybe because not until each form's called form has completed, ie closed, can the calling form finish its release.
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>>>Form "A" calls form "B" which calls form "C". When I close form "C" (thisform.release) form "B" is also closed.
>>>
>>>That's what I don't get.
>>>
>>>Excuse me is my situation was'nt clear enough before.
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>>I mean, each calling form has not completed its list of tasks until each call to another form has completed.
>>
>>To make it seem like the calling forms DO close, when calling their children, you could make them invisible before the call to the child.
>>
>>Also, if the called forms are modal then this might make the difference.
>>
>>BTW, I've told you before, it's wasn't, not was'nt :-)
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>I corrected my didn't. Didn't I? ;-) So in short I'll have to change them all (would'nt = wouldn't, could'nt = couldn't...)?
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>The thing is that I don't want form "C" and form "B" to close but only form "C". Why would form "B" also close?

But you said "Form b (contains a button with thisform.release) opens form c"

which I interpreted as "when you press the button it calls form c and then releases". I asked you to clarify.

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>I tried modal, modeless. It doesn't change a thing