>I have a form that is modeless and is called from the menu.
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>This form uses the command item and the form stays open.
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>When i call another form from the form currently open and the form being called is modeless the form opens and closes..
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>What is different from the COMMAND option on the menu and my
>DO FORM xx NAME xx LINKED??
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>TIA
>Shawn

Because of the LINKED - once the variable used by NAME goes out of scope (at then end of the method that calls the form, I'm guessing), the form is released.
Use a form property for the NAME instead - e.g.
DO FORM xx NAME this.oOtherForm LINKED

You still may need to make sure you clean up the object reference in the calling form's Destroy().