From: Cevin on
Thanx for all the help I received. Due to your suggestions, I was able to
get the application to do what I wanted it to do.
Below is the code that is a seperate module (basCloseWindow) and is called
whenever the user closes a window. It does 3 things:
-It tests to be sure the first object is still loaded.
-It takes them back to the first object (report or form) that they opened
the second
object from.
-It then closes the second object.

The 2 variables are sent to the module from the closing form. They are
arrived by:
-The strCallerWindow is passed to the second object, from the first object,
when
opened via OpenArgs.
-The strCurrentWindow is set when the second object opens by a hard coded line
with the objects name.

During the development, I realized I also had to allow for the chance that
the user may have closed the first form, which would leave them with a blank
window. So there is code to test to be sure the first object is still loaded.

Thanx again for all your help. I know I'll be reading this group a lot and
sure I'll be posting more questions.

Cevin

'*********************************************************
'* Procedure to close the current window and return user to previous window *
'*********************************************************
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

Public Sub CloseWindow(strCallerWindow, strCurrentWindow)

On Error GoTo Err_CloseWindow
'Determine if the object to return to is loaded
' Returns True if the specified form is open in Form view or Datasheet view.
Dim oAccessObject As AccessObject
'Determine if the object to return to is a form or report
If Left(strCallerWindow, 3) = "frm" Then 'it is a form
Set oAccessObject = CurrentProject.AllForms(strCallerWindow)
Else 'it is a report
Set oAccessObject = CurrentProject.AllReports(strCallerWindow)
End If
If oAccessObject.IsLoaded Then 'calling object is loaded
'Object is loaded - do nothing
Else
'Object is NOT loaded - load it
If Left(strCallerWindow, 3) = "frm" Then 'it is a form
DoCmd.OpenForm strCallerWindow, acNormal, , , _
acFormPropertySettings, acWindowNormal
Else 'it is a report
DoCmd.OpenReport strCallerWindow, acViewNormal, , ,
acWindowNormal
End If
End If
'Move focus to the calling object
'Determine if the object to return to is a form or report
If Left(strCallerWindow, 3) = "frm" Then 'it is a form
DoCmd.SelectObject acForm, strCallerWindow, True
Else 'it is a report
DoCmd.SelectObject acReport, strCallerWindow, True
End If
'Close the current form
'Determine if the object to close is a form or report
If Left(strCurrentWindow, 3) = "frm" Then 'it is a form
DoCmd.Close acForm, strCurrentWindow, acSaveNo
Else 'it is a report
DoCmd.Close acReport, strCurrentWindow, acSaveNo
End If
'No errors so exit the subroutine
Exit Sub

'Error Handling
Err_CloseWindow:
'Display error message for any errors encountered
MsgBox Err.Number & ", " & Err.Description, vbCritical + vbOKOnly, "Notify
Administrator"
End Sub