diff --git a/app/src/gambas3/.src/Editor/Form/CControl.class b/app/src/gambas3/.src/Editor/Form/CControl.class
index a0e83a6e5..5f36b11b0 100644
--- a/app/src/gambas3/.src/Editor/Form/CControl.class
+++ b/app/src/gambas3/.src/Editor/Form/CControl.class
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ Private Function ConvertToString(vVal As Variant, hProp As CPropertyInfo) As Str
       If IsLong(vVal) Then
         sVal = Hex$(vVal, 8)
         If sVal Begins "00" Then sVal = Mid$(sVal, 3)
-        Return "&H" & sVal & "&"
+        Return "&H" & sVal
       Else
         Return vVal
       Endif
diff --git a/app/src/gambas3/.src/Editor/Form/FForm.class b/app/src/gambas3/.src/Editor/Form/FForm.class
index c121a39cd..7fe310b47 100644
--- a/app/src/gambas3/.src/Editor/Form/FForm.class
+++ b/app/src/gambas3/.src/Editor/Form/FForm.class
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@ Private Sub FromString(sData As String, Optional hParent As CControl) As String
           
         Else
 
+          If sValue Begins "&" And If sValue Ends "&" Then 
+            sValue = Left(sValue, -1)
+          Endif
+
           Try vValue = CInt(Val(sValue))
           If Not Error Then Goto SET_PROPERTY