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[VB6] Sharing A Variable Between Forms


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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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  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.

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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

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