>I want to reference a form from another form or the command window but it doesn't seem to work like this:
>_SCREEN.MYFORM.REFRESH(), it works in the following way: _SCREEN.ACTIVEFORM.REFRESH() or _SCREEN.FROMS[1].REFRESH() but I just can't reference it by the form's own name. Am I doing something wrong?

If you start your form using DO FORM form1 Name myform Linked, then you can refer to it later Myform.Refresh()