thank you for reply,
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>>hi all,
>>
>>i need to hide main form and sub form as below
>>

>>thisform.hide()&&work
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>>thisform.menu1.hide()&&not work
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>>report form report1 preview
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>>thisform.show()&&work
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>>thisform.menu1.show()&&notwork
>>

>>thanks
>
>Have you tried working with the visible property instead?

>thisform.visible = .F.
>thisform.menu1.visible = .F.
>report form report1 preview
>thisform.visible = .T.
>thisform.menu1.visible = .T.
>