>I am using VFP 3.0 for Windows.
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>How do I close a form early in its activation (or loading) if a condition arises? I would like the form to close before the user even sees it if possible.
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>I have tried closing the form in both the INIT and LOAD method of the form (if the error condition was detected) using THISFORM.RELEASE. The statement seems to be ignored.
Evan,

Simply RETURN .F. form either the Init or the Load.