If the second form want to share calling form DS it should use default DS, while first form better use private DS. I got this advice from John Koziol (if I recall it right) two years ago and I implemented it successfully lots of times since then.

>>Renoir,
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>> Did you check the Form.DataSession property. The first form may have a Private data session.
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>>John Rowlinson
>>Microworks POS Solutions
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>John & Renoir,
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>PMFJI...if the first form has a private data session, that is not a problem. It is the data session of the 2nd form that is relevant (like James was saying).
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>A 'default' data session is not a 'global' data session.
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>Take care,