Alex:

Phew. You have a bit of a tough one here <s>. I will have a think about this but a thought to be getting on with. You could subclass the list method on the form and try something like.

thisform.visible = .F.
thisform.show(2) && Modeless.
dodefault()  && Call your list.
thisform.visible = .F.
thisform.show(1) && Modal

I don't know whether this would work but its worth playing around with.

-=Gary