using a class from one project in another [RESOLVED]

[Andy]

In a solution with multiple projects, how do you reference a class from one to another? I tried adding a reference to the solution itself but that didn't work.

I'm sure it can be done by compiling classes into a .dll but that's not an option right now for me.

[salvelinus]

Add the class file - classname.vb - to the project.
I'm told you don't need to then use Imports classname in the file you want to use it in if it's in the same namespace, but that doesn't work for me. Maybe the class is in another namespace from the original project, but I don't know how to change the one classfile to a new namespace, or maybe it's a VS 2002 issue. Imports works, though.

[wossname]

If I plan to use a class in more than one program I always compile the class into a DLL class lib (either a new one or an already existing library)

Then all you have to do is add a reference to that DLL in any new programs that use that class.

[PT Exorcist]

Yep, it's the ONLY way for doing it. Or just copy past but that doesn't seem to my like a viable option. . .