Stephen,
Let's break it down. I'm really not trying to give you the 5th degree here *grin*; these are just some places we need to look:
Is your main form modal or modeless?
Are the child forms modal or modeless?
Please post the code you use to run a child form (when a command button is clicked)
>My main form has 15 command buttons, 5 each in 3 different command groups. One such group has the following 5. HRIS Edit, Employer Setup, Statutory Setup, Qualifying Events, Disposition Codes. If I click on all 5 during a given application session, then try to exit the application, the main screen comes up
What does the user do to exit the application? The "X" in the upper right hand corner? Or is there a "Exit Application" button somewhere?
In your main program, do you have an "ON SHUTDOWN" statement? If so, what is it?
Steve Gibson