If you're in VFP5, then 'recommended' is adding the RELEASE method. In only added the 'warning' in case you or someone else reading the thread were planning to move up to VFP6.

Barbara

>Hi Barbara,
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>I'm not up to 6 yet. So does this mean that oRef=.NULL. is recommended over the UDF Release? I have references to the toolbar from another form, and references of that form in the toolbar.
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>Thanks in aadvance.