[2005] URGENT: How to use a variable's value from one form in another??

HI Guys!
I rilli need your help on this one. I have to finish my code and i am stuck pretty bad.

I have a combobox in one form in my app. i need to use its selectedindex value in another form in the same app. I am not able to do that..

i tried form1.combobox1.selectedindex but that just returns -1
and i tried to store its value in a public declared integer variable and use that variable in the second form, this returns 0.

Please help me out.. i think i might not know exactly how to make a variable declared in one form available in another form.


thx
Abhilash

vb Code:

private sub btn1_Click(sender as object, e as eventArgs) handkes btn1.click
  dim frm as new Form2
  frm.textbox1.text = me.comcobox1.selectedIndex
  frm.show
end sub

or

in form 2 class

vb Code:

private index as integer = 0
public sub New(value as integer)
  index = value
end sub
 
private sub form_load()
 me.textbox1.text = value
end sub

in form 1 class

vb Code:

private sub btn1_Click(sender as object, e as eventArgs) handkes btn1.click
  dim frm as new Form2(me.combobox1.selectedIndex)
  frm.show
end sub

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=466253

HI!
thank you very much for your help talkro and andy.. u been very helpful

cheers
Abhilash