Subject Re: closing form with windows From Leslie Shewchuk <l.shewchuk@gmail.com> Date Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:50:19 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started You can use the form.CanClose() to stop it from working.  Just add a flag variable to the form when you open it.  Use the CanClose() to see if the flag is still set.  In the event where you DO want the form to close (in this example, by pressing the button) set the flag to allow the close and then call form.close() ** END HEADER -- do not remove this line // // Generated on 01/24/2021 // parameter bModal local f f = new DontCloseForm() if (bModal)    f.mdi = false // ensure not MDI    f.readModal() else    f.open() endif class DontCloseForm of FORM    with (this)       canClose = class::FORM_CANCLOSE       onOpen = class::FORM_ONOPEN       height = 7.5455       left = 79.5714       top = 9.8636       width = 54.5714       text = "Press the button"    endwith    this.PUSHBUTTON1 = new PUSHBUTTON(this)    with (this.PUSHBUTTON1)       onClick = class::PUSHBUTTON1_ONCLICK       height = 1.5       left = 14.0       top = 2.5       width = 24.0       text = "Press here to close"    endwith    function PUSHBUTTON1_onClick()                         form.closeable = true                         form.close()         return    function form_canClose()                 if form.closeable = false                         msgbox("Please don't press that button again.")                 endif         return form.closeable    function form_onOpen()                         form.closeable = false    return endclass The only reason the IF...Msgbox...endif is there is to show something happens.  If you remove those 3 line, it will just look like the X button is not working. Les Shewchuk Cornelius Wrote: > Good morning. > I would like to no hoe to prevent the closing of a active form with the windows red X on the top right hand side of the form. > > Thanks, > Pottie >