>I want to enable a menu item even if there is a modal form running.
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>How do i do this?
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>Comments, suggestions or even wild reactions will be appreciated. :)
>VIRGIL

Modal means... well, modal ;o)
so other forms of the same app (including the screen) cannot be activated.

But you can place a menu inside your modal form, by using DEFINE MENU ... IN WINDOW ...

Here's an example you can paste into the form Init event

DEFINE MENU MyMenu IN WINDOW (ThisForm.Caption)

DEFINE PAD MyPad1 OF MyMenu PROMPT '\<First Pad' KEY ALT+F,'' 
DEFINE PAD MyPad2 OF MyMenu PROMPT '\<Second Pad' KEY ALT+S,'' 
On KEY LABEL ALT+F ACTIVATE MENU MyMenu PAD MyPad1
On KEY LABEL ALT+S ACTIVATE MENU MyMenu PAD MyPad2

ON PAD MyPad1 OF MyMenu ACTIVATE POPUP MyPopup1
DEFINE POPUP MyPopup1 MARGIN RELATIVE
DEFINE BAR 1 OF MyPopup1 PROMPT 'Say Hi' 
ON SELECTION POPUP MyPopup1 MESSAGEBOX("Option: "+PROMPT( ))

SHOW MENU MyMenu SAVE

Hope this helps,
Jose