Mazlan,

If you have *ANY* variable storing *ANY* reference to the form or *ANY* of its properties, Release will simply no-op. That is, it will do nothing and merrily continue on its way.
The solution is to eliminate (set to .NULL>.) *ANY* such references before invoking Release.

Good luck,
Jim N

>Can anyone tell me why some forms remain behind active(& modal) forms even after these forms have been released?
>
>This phenomenon occurred to me a couple of times. Previously, I thought I had forgotten to release them but, when I checked again, I found the RELEASE code to be there. I can't seem to pinpoint the source of this occurrences.
>
>Any help will be appreciated!
>Many thanks :)
>
>Mazlan Bin Mohammad