>>I want to make sure foxpro closes all databases each night, so I put a timer on a form and setup a macro that loads with VFP5.0 and loads the form with the timer and hides it. The problem now is that when i browse any table it opens places the data in the hidden form and makes it visible (as the browse window).
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>>How can I hide the form and keep it from being the "browse window"?
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>From your message I don't see why you need a form. You can create a timer based class and instaniate it w/o form.

Or if you have an application object (proper oop says that you should) you can add the timer to your application object. As a matter of fact, with a little thought you could have that application level timer do lots of things for you.