>We have a MDI app, we want to display forms, let's say, "custom controlled" with an apparently modal behaviour.
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>For example, Form1 is displayed modeless, BUT its Activate event (or another one) contains code we want to execute _before_ displaying Form2.

i'm not sure what you are trying to do. What's your goal? How are your forms displayed? Could you explain it a bit more, illustrating what the user will see?

jody