>>I am trying to return a value from a form.
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>>I set window to modal and used "do form vendors_pop to cNewID"
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>>This returns a value when the form is closed using the small "x" close button on the form but returns a logical .f. when I thisform.Release() from a method in vendors_pop.
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>>I tried :
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do form vendors_pop name VendorPop linked
>>cNewID = VendorPop.cNewID
>>release VendrPop

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>>This one worked when a thisform.Hide() was fired from inside a vendors_pop method but not when the form was closed from the close button.
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>>I need a method that works for either.
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>Try this in the UNLOAD event of the form
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>Return cNewId
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I used :

Return thisform.cNewId

thisform.cNewId was assigned in my Save method before the thisform.Release()