Hi Borislav

Thanks

No, that didn't make a blind bit of difference. The calling form still stayed on top and showing strangely enough. However, I sussed the problem. The error display form should have been modal, as I want the user to peruse it and force him to close it before going on. I must have temp. taken modal off, for testing, e.g. so I could browse the table, and forgotten to reinstate it.

Now there is no need even to disappear the calling form - it stays in the background till the error form closes.

Still I'm not sure of the reason why the calling form doesn't obey unless the error form is modal.

Cheers

Terry

>Terry try this:
>

>  If .lDiscrepancies
>     Select serCIFErr
>     Use
>     thisform.Hide()
>
>     Do Form serImportCIFErrors
>
>     thisform.Show()
>  Endif
>