>We have an application which runs a form. On the form there is an "EXIT" button. The exit button calls thisform.release, and thisform.release clears events.
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>When someone clicks the "X" button from the control box in the upper right corner of the form the thisform.release does not get called. The form disappears and the application can't close at that point. Where else do I need to issue a clear events? or what is a solution to this problem.

You want the Queryunload event, that's what's fired when you close a form from the title bar...