shouldn't you be using a decrement count rather than increment count in this case?

for lnCounter = _screen.FormCount to 1 step -1
loform = _scren.Forms(lnCounter)
endfor

>Christof --
>
>Actually, I have found that even this structure can cause C5 errors. Properties Events & Methods Editor uses the following code instead
>
>For lnCounter = 1 to _screen.FormCount
>loForm = _screen.Forms(lnCounter)
>EndFor
>I first encountered this within Properties Events & Methods Editor, and found that it was an error that could be replicated over and over; furthermore, I was also informed by one of the beta-testers that he had previously come to that exact same conclusion based on his experience under completely different circumstances.
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>
>>for each loForm in _screen.Forms
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>>
>>Please add the FOXOBJECT clause to the FOR EACH loop. For each without that clause will cause C5 errors in the long run as VFP fails to release COM references to VFP objects properly.
>Jim Nelson
>Newbury Park, CA