>>>>>>>>>>How do you release other FORMS opened from
>>>>>>>>>>within a FORM.. I know I asked this question before
>>>>>>>>>>and I thought I saved the answer. I want to close
>>>>>>>>>>two opened FORMS.... thanks..rob
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>***frmMain Destroy event (if you want to release 'child' forms too):
>>>>>>>>>if type("Thisformset.frmDetail1")=="O"
>>>>>>>>> Thisformset.frmDetail1.release()
>>>>>>>>>endif
>>>>>>>>>if type("Thisformset.frmDetail2")=="O"
>>>>>>>>> Thisformset.frmDetail2.release()
>>>>>>>>>endif
>>>>>>>>>....
>>>>>>>>>If you don't have Formset, try to use direct references to forms (from DO Form NAME clause).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>thanks Edward..these FORMS are not in a FORMSET yet, but
>>>>>>>>as single FORMS I will like to release them.
>>>>>>>>myform.release() does not seem to work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Look at DO FORM command. Does it have NAME clause? One thing beforehand: you can always use RELEASE WINDOW myform (to other UT members: don't crtiticize me too much for this not OO advice, please).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>DO FORM does have a NAME clause, but I want to release a FORM.
>>>>>>How can you release a FORM with a DO FORM command?
>>>>>
>>>>>You can't. But if you give the form an explicit name when you DO it, you can use that name to Release: _screen.formname.release.
>>>>
>>>>I code this..
>>>>DO FORM myform NAME anyform
>>>>wait
>>>>_screen.anyform.release
>>>>
>>>>this did not work...
>>>
>>>Where did you put this code? You realize that after you DO a form, control is passed to that form and does not return to the calling procedure until control is surrendered back? For debugging try:
>>>
>>>look at what _screen.activeform.name returns. Try to reference the form using that name.
>>>
>>>You are on the right track, I'm sure there is just something silly holding you up...
>>
>>Hi Erik - My problem is, I am trying to release a FORM that is not active
>>and not part of a FORMSET.
>>How do you release a FORM that is not the active FORM?
>>I could use RELEASE WINDOW myform (thanks Edward)but I rather not.
>>I tried DO FORM myform NAME anyform
>>then....
>>_SCREEN.anyform.RELEASE - but this does not work because anyform is not the
>>active FORM.
>>any more ideas?..thanks...rob
>
>For nLoop=1 to _Screen.Formcount
> If _Screen.Forms(nLoop).Name="myform"
> _Screen.Forms(nLoop).Release
> Endif
>Endfor

thanks Edward for the code...Rob