>I have a question about how to keep a modeless form around after the variable it was created with loses scope.
>
>My code looks something like this:

loForm = Newobject('SomeFormClass', 'SomeLib.VCX')
>loForm.SomeProperty = .T.
>loForm.Show()

>Since the form is modeless, when the method which creates it completes, loForm goes out of scope, and my form closes. (I see it flash briefly).
>
>What's the normal way to code this so that the form hangs around?
>
>Oh, two more things
>
>(1) This method may be called more than once, so there may be multiple instances of the form running.
>(2) This is not part of an application, but runs in the IDE, so I can't have a forms manager around to do this for me.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>Jim

You can add a reference to the form to _screen which will be used as 'Form Manager'