Thank you so much for the idea. I will try it.
>>There are other forms that user may need to open while working on form 2. Therefore, the 2nd form has to be "minimizable"
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>Well, you could give a reference of form1 to form2 (using this) and put it in a property of form2. Then when form2 starts up:
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>thisform.parentForm.hide()
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>When closing form2:
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>thisform.parentform.show()
>thisform.release()
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>Or, toggle the enabled flag on the parent form, if it is better to remain visible.
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>These are untested ideas...
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