>Hi - have a strange problem. I am running VFP6 SP5 Win XP Prof.
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>I create a top level form in my start up prog followed by a read events - the form appears OK. In the init of the form I call a top level menu - this also appears OK. In my menu I want to call other forms etc - if I use do form myform - it shows OK but if I use frmForm = createobject('myform') - frmForm.show() the form show very briefly then disappears - any ideas?
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Hi Chris.

The local variable (frmForm) goes out of scope as soon as the menu option code ends, so the form is destroyed. You should either:

assign the reference to a property (array?) of the main form, and remember releasing it in the form's Unload event

using Show(1) - that means Modal, and everything else is disabled till you close the form

issuing DO FORM .. as you already tried

HTH and bye
Jose.