Hi Doug,

Store the name of the form to an array (i.e. iaFormsActive) of an object (say cusFormsActive). Make sure your application instantiates an instance of oFormsActive when it boots, with something like the following line:

oFormsActive = CREATEOBJECT( "cusFormsActive" )

Each form can then add its .Name property to oFormsActive.iaFormsActive when it first instantiates. When a new form instantiates, look through the array, and if the .Name property of the form is found, issue formname.Show() rather than starting another instance of the form.

Evan Pauley


Doug White wrote:
>I have a VLS (Very Large Scale)database application, which allows moving rapidly from one form to another and back.
>I have noticed that in several cases, that a user is able to get multiple instances of the same form running, which may be hidden behind the main screen.
>
>How can I test for whether or not a form is already running, and just activate it, instead of DOing another instance?