>Would it work to have the thisform.relase in the click event and the do form command in the forms destroy event?

Sure, it would work, but it would be much more confusing to see a form pop up when a buttons clicked and the only code you find is the release() line.

Also, does it belong there? And what if there are multiple ways out of a form, and in only one way, you want the new form to run.

I don't recommend it.