>In VFP 5: I have a big old honkin' form with about 400 objects; I call another form from a command button. The second form is also a formset, and is modal. The first form is not.
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>The second form refuses to appear. Any ideas? Using simple
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> Do Form SecForm
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>syntax, nothing esoteric.

Firstly, check AlwaysOnTop property in first form. Secondly, just to make sure, issue this.show() in Activate event of the second form.