>i have form2 that shows on top of form1. if my user clicks the "ok" button in form2, i want form1 and form2 to be released and show form3.
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>i have this,
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>thisform.release
>_screen.activeform.release
>if _screen.activeform.caption="form1"
>    messagebox ("form1")
>endif
>if _screen.activeform.caption="form2"
>    messagebox ("form2")
>endif
>do form form3

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>thisform.release is supposed to release form2 and _screen.activeform.release is supposed to release form1. the code that follows is only to check what form is still active.
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>why am i getting the messagebox form2 instead of do form form3?

Hi.
I can't tell you why this happens.
But i would suggest releasing form1 and form 2 explicitely and the DO form3.
Kamil