make form as shared object!

[Pirate]

Is it possible to turn a form as a shared object.Since VB.NET is OO . I've tried but I can't call functions in form1.

[Iouri]

YOu can do it like that

Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
#End Region

#Region " Global Form "
    'Copy this Region on every Form you wish to be accessed globally
    'Just rename the Form1 to the name of your Form
    Private Shared m_GlobalForm As Form1
    Public Shared Property GlobalForm() As Form1
        Get
            If m_GlobalForm Is Nothing OrElse m_GlobalForm.IsDisposed Then
                m_GlobalForm = New Form1()
            End If
            Return m_GlobalForm
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As Form1)
            m_GlobalForm = Value
        End Set
    End Property
#End Region

    Public SampleVariable As String

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Initialized Itself so its property can be accessed to any form in you project
        'You only need to declare this if this form is your Starting Form
        Me.GlobalForm = Me
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        'Dim Form2 as new Form2  -> no need to declare this, the
        'new Public Shared Property of Form2 will create automaticaly the 
        'new instance of Form2 
        Form2.GlobalForm.ShowDialog()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Me.Close()
    End Sub
End Class
 '===============Form2==================
Public Class Form2
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
#End Region

#Region " Global Form "
    Private Shared m_GlobalForm As Form2
    Public Shared Property GlobalForm() As Form2
        Get
            If m_GlobalForm Is Nothing OrElse m_GlobalForm.IsDisposed Then
                m_GlobalForm = New Form2()
            End If
            Return m_GlobalForm
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As Form2)
            m_GlobalForm = Value
        End Set
    End Property
#End Region

'send some text to form1
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        'Copy Form2.Textbox1 to Form1.TextBox1 
        Form1.GlobalForm.TextBox1.Text = Me.TextBox1.Text
        'You can even access Public variables of Form1 
        Form1.GlobalForm.SampleVariable = Me.TextBox1.Text
    End Sub


    Private Sub btnExit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnExit.Click
        'If you close this form without setting Form1.GlobalForm = Nothing, 
        'it will work fine but the Form2 will not initialized its property 
        'and controls to original state when you show again the Form2
        Me.GlobalForm = Nothing
        Me.Close()
    End Sub
End Class

[Pirate]

Private Shared Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'some code
 
End Sub

I want to have all objects (methods , functions ,sub) as static .I want form1 for example to be one shared class or object !

[Pirate]

I got error in form2 says (C:\Documents and Settings\Pirate\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\WindowsApplication1\Form2.vb(83): Handles clause requires a WithEvents variable. )

and this won't let me call subs in form1 !!
anything wrong ?