>The problem is that when I generate a "report form ... preview" from a form called from another form the preview window immediately disappears. If I call the report without using the first form, then the preview window sticks.
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>ie, form UTIL_PROG calls form TORTOISE which issues a REPORT FORM ... PREVIEW which flashes on the screen and then goes away. Its kinda like having a form without a read events in a .exe.
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>I suspect its a modal or windowstate problem, but since I still haven't gotten a handle on what modal means, I can't fix it without just going thru all the possible options.
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>Please advise the best way to handle this? Thanks! :-)



Are you sure that there are records to be displayed in the preview? If there are no records to be displayed at the time of the preview command the report with "flash" up on the screen and go away.