>>>>>>In launching a 'report form someform preview' via a button on my form, should I define a window to display the previewed data then release it and give control back to the form? Thats what I did but it gets lost on the way and doesn't seem to work. Has anyone done this before?
>>>>>
>>>>>The REPORT FORM someform PREVIEW has it's own window. Just invoke
>>>>>the REPORT FORM someform PREVIEW and on your next line of code type,
>>>>>thisform.refresh()
>>>>
>>>>Thats what I thought but the form itself remains steadfastly on the screen in the foreground. all repo form previewing is hidden behind it.
>>>
>>>In the FORM designer, look under FORMAT.. you might have BRING TO FRONT
>>>check...
>>>rob
>>Unfortunately, that option is DIMMED.
>
>Is SEND TO BACK dimmed?
What I did was invoke thisform.hide then thisform.show and that took care of it, Thanks.
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