>>topform.caption = "I'm in child form X"
>
>This generates an error: "Object TOPFORM is not found".
>I named my top level form to "topform" but it didn't help.
>
>You say: just refer to the top-level. But i don't know how to refer to the top-level.
>
>Marco Beuk.

Have you tried... thisform.PARENT.caption = thisform.caption

BOb