access other forms

hi
i have a project containing 2 forms. DB connection info is on form1 and i want to access this data from form2 - the data resides in textbox controls, but i cant "see" them from form2?? Something need the "public" keyword or???

Hi there,
Have a look at this thread first:
http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=481564

thanks, it looks promissing :)

hi again
i tried the approach described in the post, but i dont get any of the values. Other ways of doing this?

modify the constructor of Form2 to reference Form1...
Make the Control you wish to access Public instead of Private ( Modifiers = Public )

Code:

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/// Form2 ...
    public partial class Form2 : Form
    {
        private Form1 frm;
        public Form2(Form f)
        {
            frm = (Form1)f;
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(frm.textBox1.Text);
        }
    }

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and in Form1, to call form2 ...

Code:

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    Form2 frm2 = new Form2(this);
    frm2.Show();

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Thanks for your help guys, but i solved it by creating a class containing connection info, and pass this to the Show() method. Works like a charm :)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by carstenht

Thanks for your help guys, but i solved it by creating a class containing connection info, and pass this to the Show() method. Works like a charm :)

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Nice idea :)

thank you :p