Hi John,

>I've got an annoying little problem. I've got a form that will display a text file, but I want the form to activate with visible=.f. and then test to see if that text file is there or not, if not then release the form and continue on...otherwise, visible=.t. and display the text. My problem is that the form flashes on the screen if there's nothing to display...I've got this code in the load event:

Try returning .F. in Init if you want the form to release, otherwise it will Show()