>I have quite a few instances where I call a form from another form and the called form needs access to some of the properties and/or control values of the calling form. I have decided to just pass one parameter to the called form, an object reference to the calling form, rather than sending the multiple values the called form needs.
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>Is there a downside to doing this? Is this a good way to do this?
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>Thanks,
>Paul

Actually, you don't even have to pass a reference... in the init of your child form you can put code like...

This.oCallingForm = _Screen.ActiveForm

BOb

As Travis said... since you are doing this, you should make the form modal... this way, you won't have the user trying to close the form which is referenced by your second form.