Problems with a variable

[arazcon]

I have a form(form1) and I have to call another form(form2) to do some proces. In the form2 i have to look for a information from the client that have in form1.
form2.text1.text = form1.text1.text
and some times the information than the form1 give me is like that past client example:

form1.text 1 = 1
call form2
form2.text1.text = form1.text1.text
form2.text1.text shoul be 1

I out from form2 and change text1 from form1
form1.text1.text = 5
call for2
form2.text1.text = form1.text1.text
the result should be 5 but in some ocasions is the last number in this case 1.

Why?.

Thanks for advance
Sorry for my english.

[Keiko]

Hi arazcon,

Don't know how you call Form2 from Form1.
But could you try to use Load, Unload and Show:

Load Form2
Form2.Show

Hope it helps
Keiko

[Harddisk]

Can show your source code?

Did you put this under Command button's Click event?

Form2.Text1.Text = Form1.Text1.Text

Wanna try this in Form1.Text1_Change event?

Form2.Text1.Text = Form1.Text1.Text
or
Form2.Text1.Text = Text1.Text 'Since it's local

[Keiko]

the different between Form1.Show and Load Form1 is that
Form1.Show will only show the form. It may not update the
value. But if you Load a form, it will update the values of all objects.

If you mentioned a command button, then

Load Form2
Form2.Text1.Text = Form1.Text1.Text
Form2.Show

Hope it helps
Keiko

[arazcon]

Hi everybody. This is a very simple sample that show you what i want and wath is my problem. some times the form2 show the past information from form1.

thanks for advance again.

[Harddisk]

Try to put the code in Form2 in this way

Private Sub Form_Activate()
  Text1.Text = Form1.Text1.Text
  Text2.Text = Form1.Text2.Text
End Sub

[arazcon]

Thanks HardDisk. My questions are :
1. What is the diference between Form_Load and Form_Activate
2. What is better

Thanks

[arazcon]

Thanks HardDisk. My questions are :
1. What is the diference between Form_Load and Form_Activate
2. What is better

Thanks

[Harddisk]

Originally posted by arazcon
Thanks HardDisk. My questions are :
1. What is the diference between Form_Load and Form_Activate
2. What is better

Thanks

You are welcome!

I'll reply based on my own experienced.
1) Form_Load will be triggered when you do a Load Form/Form.Show or access to it's objects, such as textboxes and stuff. To trigger Form_Load again, you need to terminate the form, which will trigger the Form_Terminate event. Form_Activate will be triggered when the form GotFocus/goes on top. This can be seen when you made some changes to your form1 textboxes, and then click on Form2, the update will be made without clicking on the command button.
2) Both has its usage. For commands needed to be run once, put them into Form_Load. Form_Activate is useful when you want to Refresh your recordset queries, after making some changes to the DB, and to get the updated records when clicking on the particular Form.

Hope these help.

[arazcon]

Thanks very much again and happy new year.