That works, and

IF keyascii = 27
  thisform.cmdexitg1.SetFocus()
  thisform.cmdexitg1.Click()
ELSE
...

that crossed my mind at some point, also works.
It looks like setting focus outside the activeX control before exiting the form is essential. One colleague tells me that he got C5 in similar circumstances, trying to exit a form when there was an error in MSComm.

Thanks.

>I would try

>IF keyascii = 27
>  thisform.cmdexitg1.SetFocus()
>  Keyboard "{Enter}" PLAIN CLEAR
>ELSE
>...
>

to see if it eliminates c5. Or add property lExitNow to the form