hmmm...
Is this the POP/X control?
Perhaps it is really connected. What happens if you call this.omailer.disconnect() before thisform.release()?
What blocking mode on Mail/X are you using? Toggle it to the opposite and give it a whirl.
>Steve,
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>Thanks for your suggestions.
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>oMailer is actually an olecontrol - Mabry's MailX control. If I try to issue this.omailer = NULL, I get error message 1737 = 'OMAILER is a method, event, or object.'
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>I'm not so sure that this control is the problem - and I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around 'dangling references'. I've read a few threads on the topic and I still don't get it. Any suggestions on how I should move forward - (i.e. determine which dangling reference(s) is prohibiting my form from closing...)
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>I appreciate your assistance. Thanks again.
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>Al
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>>No, running the form via 'DO FORM' should not cause this problem. This is a SWAG...I would try
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this.oMailer = NULL
>>thisform.release()
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Steve Gibson