>Ed,
>I have tried the following:
>loForm=Createobject('frmReport')
>loForm.Show
>Read Events
>
>This has resulted in the frmReport just being displayed very quickly and it then immediately disappears. I call this from a commandbutton on another screen, I dont know if this makes a difference. Also, on the calling screen I already have a 'Read Events' active so am wondering what is the need for another 'Read Events' . Anyway, the same result with or without the read events.
>
>Regards,
>Gerard

Gerard,

You cannot have more than one read events in effect. Any others are ignored after the first one.

Your problem is the scoping of the variable holding the form reference. loForm is being created as a private variable and goes out of scope as soon as the method ends. To get the scoping right you need to ask the question of how long is this new form supposed to hang around. One approach might be to create a form property named oReportForm, then use this code in the button's click;

WITH Thisform
   .oReportForm = CreateObject("frmReport")
   .oReportForm.Show()
ENDWITH

Be sure to put this code in the destroy of the calling form;

Thisform.oReportForm = NULL

This will put the form object reference into a form property and it will not go out of scope when your button code ends.