>Thanks to you both. Here's what happens:
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>oMoverExternals.Release() and oMoverExternals = .NULL. both do nothing except give the message that "oMoverExternals does not exist."
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>oMoverExternals.Hide() does indeed hide the form, but how can I know if it was truly released?
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>Thanks again
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>Jim

Is oMoverExternals a variable in some object method? Sounds like it is a local variable that loses scope when the method finishes running. That would explain why you get the does not exist error. What is oMoverExternals? Posting the method code that calls the form would help as well.