Re: Command that detect the calling form

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From: Bob Butler (tiredofit_at_nospam.com)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 17:18:56 -0700

"Bob O`Bob" <filterbob@yahoogroups.com> wrote in message
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> Something I seem to recall having done is to expose a method in such a
> commonly-called form, and get everybody to call that, rather than
> .Show In such a public form method, you have a lot more options
> available, like you can pretty much count on Screen.Activeform not
> having changed.

That's what I do... Form3 would have code like:

Private mfOwner As Form

Public Sub ShowForm(byval TheOwner As Form)
Set mfOwner = The Owner
Me.Show vbModal, TheOwner
Set mfOwner=Nothing
End Sub

The code in the other forms would use:
  Form3.ShowForm Me 

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