> >>I only want my users to load a form only once. > >>How can I check for this? > > > >if type("frmDoing")="O" > > frmDoing.show() > >else > > do form Doing name frmDoing > >endif > > Are you saying that... > frnDoing.show() only activates a form? yes - it is well documented in the help also if you open a form in the class designer and view the code you would see that VFP does something similar when you issue a DO FORM etc. Arnon