>>>I have a value in a form that I need to return back to the calling form. However, when the UNLOAD event is fired, my value is gone. I'm missing something, what do I need to do to preserve my value to it can be "returned"
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>>>This is what I have in the UNLOAD EVENT
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return thisform.description.value

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>>Is the form modal?
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>The form is modal.

Do you mean that the control no longer holds the correct value, or that the value is not returned to the calling procedure. The control has not been destroyed by Unload time, so that should not be a problem, but you can try storing itsvalue to a form property and returning the form property instead.