>>>>How do I reference a control on another form from the current form? i.e. Thisform.controlname.value would be the value of a control on the current form. How do you say Theotherform.controlname.value?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>JD
>>>
>>>Loop through the _Screen.Forms[] collection for the other form (you can check the name property) and when found use it.
>>
>>What is the _Screen.Forms[] collection?
>
>Whenever you issue a DO FORM command or CREATEOBJECT('form'), an object reference to your form is added to a property of _Screen called Forms. This is an array property that has references to all active forms.
>
>To loop through it:

>lparameter tcformname
>local luretval
>luretval = .NULL.
>for lxx = 1 to _Screen.Formcount
>   if upper(_Screen.Forms[lxx].BaseClass) = "FORM" ;  && could be a toolbar
>      and upper(_Screen.Forms[lxx].Name) = upper(tcformname) then
>      luretval = _Screen.Forms[lxx]
>      exit
>   endif
>endfor
>return luretval

>Check the return value with ISNULL() and if it isn't, then you now have an object reference to your other form.
>
>HTH.

Does this need to be done even when both forms are already open?