>>>>Is there a way to have form2,which is called from form1, to be exclusively active until a button is clicked on it?
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>>>Just make it modal.
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>>Did the trick! CAn I ask why when compiled as an exe. clicking on either of form2's buttons,the app suddenly quits?
>
>Check what code you put under these buttons.

[thefile='CSULOG6'
release thisform
clea event]

is the code I have under forms2's buttons. This is so(I supposedly thought) that form2 would be deactivated and control given back to form1.