Tracy got to it first, but that was what I did. Thanks!

>Nope..because Init doesn't call other methods unless you specifically code them that way. Add a custom property to the form and save the value there.
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>>Been out of work or working so much in old FPW that I have forgotten this. I set a variable in the INIT of a form and it is then out of scope when the INIT is exited. I thought if I set it in the INIT it would remain in scope for all of the form's members. Thanks!