>Another issue, oForm.property does not work. oObj.combobox.value does work. My class is a form with a combobox on it with the form sized to the control. I cannot get a reference to the property that is bound to the form. now, the valid quit firing. the hair(pulling) is going fast.

Valid probably won't fire because the combo still has the focus. You can move the validation to the .interactivechange method, that's what fires regardless of the focus being still there or not (and it will be, because you have no other controls).

You can add such a property (like Charlie does) and bind the combo to it, and you also don't have to. BTW, make sure your form is modal if you want to return the value from the .unload method; however, if you're instantiating the form from a .vcx (not .scx), using createobject() or newobject(), then what you're already doing is the only way, modal or not.