[2005] multiple form help!!!

Hi

I must be missing something very straightforward.

I load data in Form1 and show 'Name', 'Abreviation', 'Value1', 'Value2' etc

In Form 2 i have to show by a Combo Box into a list box the 'Name' and calculation of 'Value1 and 'Value2.

However when i go into Form 2 i just get the info that i asked to look at on Form 1.
I must be brain dead or something.

Help Please

No, you're not brain dead: it's hard the first time and difficult the second time. :) You just need to do two things:

1. Pass a Form1 reference to Form2 by overloading Form2's constructor.
2. In the Forms Designer for Form1, set the Modifiers to Protected or Public.

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No, you're not brain dead: it's hard the first time and difficult the second time. You just need to do two things:
Pass a Form1 reference to Form2 by overloading Form2's constructor.
In the Forms Designer for Form1, set the Modifiers to Protected or Public
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I have gone into Forms Designer for Form1 and their is no Modifier to set.
And what do you mean by overloading Form2's constructor.

Also will this still enable me in Form 2 for each 'Name' Selected from ComboBox i will be able to show each one in a List Box

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HELP PLEASE

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Sorry, I missed your eariler post, my spam filter removes post notifications. Your thread question title has 2005 in it and I assumed that you are using VB.NET 2005. But from your replies, it seems that you are not. What VB are you using? VBA, VB6, or VB.NET

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Am using 'Visual Studio 2005' v.8 with the MS .Net Framework v.2

Hope this helps

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Hi

Am using 'Visual Studio 2005' v.8 with the MS .Net Framework v.2

Hope this helps

Thanks

OK. let's start again and just create a simple two form example in VB. Then, you can use the principles for your forms.

1. Open VB.NET, create a new Win App and add another form
2. Put a textbox and a button on form1
3. Select the textbox and in the properties window change the Modifiers property from Friend to Public
4. Open the form designer for form2 and double-click on the form to create a load event
5. Add a property to Form2 that will hold the Form1 object. Now form2 code should look like:

Finally, switch back to form1 and double click on the button. Add the following code so that form2 code looks like

Running this, you can see how multiple forms can work together. In form1, the form1 object is called "me", and the form2 object is called frm, In form2, the form1 object is called FrmParent and the form2 object is called "me". Either form can access anthing in the other form that has been declared public: controls, properties, or even methods (Sub). So, now you need to decide how to communicate and how events on one form should affect the other form. --Sam

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This is part of the code in Form2 that requires the info from Form1


This is part of the code in Form1
I have now made the Text boxes in Form1 Public (in Modifier) and the btnForm in Form 1 also Public.

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I still have the problem that when i select from the Combo box in Form2 i only obtain info that is showing on Form1, i could have both forms open and display from Form1 and select on Form2.
I hope i have not sent too much info.

My brain is almost dead, but i am determined

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Sorry to be a nusiance any help out there

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