[VB6] Sharing A Variable Between Forms

[blobblob]

I've got a program with multiple forms in VB6 and I want to share the contents of a text box on one form with another form. I did a search and it seems like a I have to use a public property but I can't get it to work.

What do I need to put in the Let and Get procedure, and how do I assign the value of the text box to the variable and call the variable in the other form?

Thanks.

[randy_tho]

  blobblob said:

I've got a program with multiple forms in VB6 and I want to share the contents of a text box on one form with another form. I did a search and it seems like a I have to use a public property but I can't get it to work.

What do I need to put in the Let and Get procedure, and how do I assign the value of the text box to the variable and  call the variable in the other form?

Thanks.

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Don't you need a global variable? Or is there a better way?

Also you might be able to point to the textbox if it stays in memory. (frmName.txtbox)

I'm not much good in VB but I remember a little from college.

[+John Teacake MVC]

Add a module and then declare the variable as global in that module, If I remember correctly then its avalible to all the forms.

[elliot]

Well like you said you use the public property

Public thingy as String

To call it from the other form just prefix everything you do with the forms name

So if you were on Form2 and wanted to assign and call the variable you would go

Form1.thingy = Form1.textbox.text
msgbox Form1.thingy

[goatsniffer]

Declare a public variable, and put it in the loading form or a module.

Public strWorthlessCrap as string

strWorthlessCrap = frmDirtBag.txtPeanuts.text

frmCheeseWax.txtMonkeyDoo.text = strWorthlessCrap

[idbuythatforadollar]

^^ correct, you cannot have public vars in forms.

[elliot]

Yes you can I just double checked.

[goatsniffer]

Put it in a module so you still ahve it if you unload the form.

[blobblob]

Thanks for the help. I'm just trying it out now. ^ I don't really need it after I unload the form, its only going to be used once when the 2nd form loads.

[blobblob]

I've got it working now thanks. I just declared a public variable in the 2nd form and assigned it the value of the text box in the first. Simple really, I don't know why I didn't think of that in the first place.