>>>Is this the type of app that the user is likely to open and close many times during the day?
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>>Very much so...
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>I wonder why? If I'm going to be using an app many times a day, I just leave it open.
I'm sorry. Didn't read your question properly. They will now open and close the application that many times a day. The forms on the other hand will be opened and closed time and time again.
(using VFP 3.0 for Win & Mac)