Marcia,
I can't remember what modal is or how to set it, or if the forms use it.

A prg file calls the parent form that uses a table.
The child form has a different table, displayed in a grid, does not share data with the parent.
The parent has a button that says "do form myChild".
In the load() of the child form, I wrote
close data
use attend && the table used in the grid of child.

The child form comes up, I see its data momentarilly, then goes away. No packing,
no deleting.
Thanks so much
STEve