Thanks - Just checked - the close button on the form designer will close it. It was stuffed in the upper right of the screen and I overlooked it. I have always used the close option on the file menu in the past and evidently that is disabled in VFP8 but not in VFP7.

Thanks - that beats clicking on save and Escaping out of the form.
Gaylen

>You're talking about during development? During development, the close button on the form is always disabled. You have to click the close button on the form designer itself.
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>Alan
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>>If I open a form (the only form open) and want to immediately close it , the close option is diasbled and the X button doesn't work. To close out I need to save it and then use the escape key. Happens all the time.
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>>Gaylen
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>>>Gaylen,
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>>>... and you're certain that the form being edited does have the focus when you go to the menu?
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>>>I used to get very frustrated over that too, and more so over things not getting focus when I thought they should, but I've learned that that's the way it is.
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>>>good luck
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>>>>Sergey -
>>>>Nope - the close button is disabled and clicking the X doesn't do anything.
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>>>>Gaylen
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>>>>>Hi Gaylen,
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>>>>>Can you close form using X button at that time?
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>>>>>>I have a form open during development. A number of times I cannot close the form using the file close option as the close option is disabled. I have to click save and then use ESC to close the form.
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>>>>>>Anyone know why? If it an operator error be kind to me, as it's been a long day of coding.
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