>I appreciate your suggestions but do not understand how to implement them. Can you show some sample code on how to search _screen.forms to find the form object. I am under the impression that _screen are the properties of the VFP main window. Since my forms are all SDI, they do not appear in the VFP main window.

FOR Each oForm IN _SCREEN.Forms
IF oForm.Name=="MYFORM"
oForm.MyMethod()
ENDIF
ENDFOR

>Regarding the system EDIT functions, please provide me sample DEFINE POPUP code for the init of my forms. Will the functionality be available even without displaying the menu at the top of the form? Must I activate the POPUP at some point?
>
DEFINE popup mypopup margin shortcut
DEFINE bar _MED_COPY of mypopup prompt "Copy" KEY CTRL+C, "CTRL+C"
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