I use something like:

local llFound
for each loForm in _screen.forms
    if upper(loForm.Name) = [MYFORMNAME]
       llFound = .t.
       loForm.Show()
    endif
endfor
if not llFound
   do form MyForm
endif

>Hi All,
>
>i am using im my menus to prevent twice open forms like below code
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>

>* to the each form i am setting a name to the name property generall its being scx name
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>* in skip for option code is on my menu
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>wexist("myform")
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>

>
>its running , and prevents second openings
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>now i wantto do this , if form is open i wantto bring it front (activating called form etc)
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>how ?
>
>TIA