Loading screen painter form via a menu event.

Hi,
In my application, I am trying to get my screen painter form (.srf) to display through a menu event. The thing is when I click on the menu the first time it loads okay but when I close it and try to open it by clicking it again nothing happens. I am doing it as below.
Anyone have any ideas?
private void SBO_Application_MenuEvent(ref SAPbouiCOM.MenuEvent pVal, out bool BubbleEvent)
            BubbleEvent = true;
            try
                if ((pVal.MenuUID == "vdetails") & (pVal.BeforeAction == false))
                    Form_1();
            catch (Exception ex)
                SBO_Application.MessageBox(ex.Message, 1, "Ok", "", "");
private void Form_1()
            string strTmp = "vclMgt.srf";
            LoadFromXML(ref strTmp);
            oForm = SBO_Application.Forms.Item("frmVMGT");
private void LoadFromXML(ref string FileName)
            System.Xml.XmlDocument oXmlDoc = null;
            oXmlDoc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
            string sPath = null;
            sPath = System.IO.Directory.GetParent(System.IO.Directory.GetParent(Application.StartupPath).ToString()).ToString();
            oXmlDoc.Load(sPath + @"\" + FileName);
            string strXML = oXmlDoc.InnerXml.ToString();
            SBO_Application.LoadBatchActions(ref strXML);

Hi Binita,
Thank you for your suggestion but it hasnt worked, the form doesnt display and no errors appear.
This is how i've done it in C#
private void SBO_Application_MenuEvent(ref SAPbouiCOM.MenuEvent pVal, out bool BubbleEvent)
            BubbleEvent = true;
            try
                if ((pVal.MenuUID == "vdetails") & (pVal.BeforeAction == false))
                    foreach (SAPbouiCOM.Form oForm in SBO_Application.Forms)
                        if (oForm.UniqueID == "frmVMGT")
                            found = true;
                            MessageBox.Show("Found");
                    if (found == true)
                        SBO_Application.Forms.Item("frmVMGT").Select();
                    else
                        LoadFromXML("vclMgt.xml");
            catch (Exception ex)
                SBO_Application.MessageBox(ex.Message, 1, "Ok", "", "");
Where 'found' is global.
I saw a similar issue someone else had but it wasnt resolved.
Any more ideas?

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