[RESOLVED] How do I get VB to read the...

What I'm trying to do is to get VB to read the actual value stored inside the variable instead of just reading its', name here's what I mean.

VB Code:

Dim strString as String
 
strString = "SubName"
 
Call strString 'so you see I want VB to call SubName instead of strString

Have two command buttons....

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim Subname As String
 
Subname = "SubA"
 
CallSubroutine Subname
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Dim Subname As String
 
Subname = "SubB"
 
CallSubroutine Subname
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub CallSubroutine(ByVal sub_name As String)
    CallByName Me, sub_name, VbMethod
End Sub
 
Public Sub SubA()
    MsgBox "This is SubA"
End Sub
 
Public Sub SubB()
    MsgBox "This is SubB"
End Sub

The value stored in strString is "SubName" as you set it...

If you want to execute a function then just do

VB Code:

Call SubName

oh thanks a lot that help so much but how would I do the same thing with images?

Can you explain further what you want to do with 'images'

i mean
dim strName as string

strName = "Car"

imgImage = strName

No I don't think thats possible, unless you insert thousands of images into your project and give each a reference name

I think this should work, though I did not test it:

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Pictures As New Collection
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim strName As String
    
    Pictures.Add LoadPicture("C:\Car.jpg"), "Car"
    Pictures.Add LoadPicture("C:\House.jpg"), "House"
    Pictures.Add LoadPicture("C:\Toy.jpg"), "Toy"
    Pictures.Add LoadPicture("C:\UFO.jpg"), "UFO"
    ' ..... etc...    
 
    strName = "UFO"
    imgImage.Picture = Pictures(strName)
End Sub