Barbars,
What overhead would be involved if the calling form is moderate to huge?
Robert Baker

>Rodney,
>The simplest way is to pass the calling form as an object to the modal form. Then you store the data back to the calling form.
>
>1. Do NewForm with thisform && Sends the form object to the modal form (NewForm)
>
>2. In the NewForm Init(), get the parameter and store it to a form property:
>Init()
>lparameter oCallingForm
>this.OForm = ocallingForm (OForm is a form property you add)
>
>3. In the Exit button
>This.OForm.TextToUpdate.value = Thisform.NewTextEntered.value
>thisform.release()
>
>HTH
>Barbara
>
>>Hi Alex,
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>>Thanks for responding.
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>>I guess that's the trick I need...what code would I use to return the text typed in - say for instance to put the text in a textbox on the main form?
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>>(The reason I like this is that it forces the user to enter the ID number first, that way it's not so messy and the record he's working on is secure)
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>>Rodney