access modifier trouble

[Grunt]

I did fine when I was buidling win32 apps, but when I am doing web apps, I am having trouble using a public variable or sub on another page. It does not see it even if I reference the other class. The only thing I see under the other class is global?

[mendhak]

I don't know what you're trying to do with the pages, but you should create a separate class for the things you want "global".

[Grunt]

ok, that fixes a few things. I created a public class, placed in the app code folder, and can now reference that. How do I reference a specific form from that class now?

[mendhak]

Explain your question in more detail.

[Grunt]

Public Shared Sub NavTo(ByVal strLocation As String)
        Dim frameLoad As New HtmlGenericControl

        frameLoad = Me.FindControl("FrameLoad")

        frameLoad.Attributes("src") = strLocation
    End Sub

I need this sub to be public, but I cant use me for the findcontrol, so I need to reference that specific webform. If I put the sub in that webform it is fine, but then I cannot access it from any other forms.

[axion_sa]

You have two options, as I see it:
1) Create a base class that extends System.Web.UI.Page that contains the function, and in your forms, extend your class:

public class MyBasePage: System.Web.UI.Page
{
	protected void NavTo(string location)
	{
		HtmlGenericControl frameLoad = this.FindControl("FrameLoad");
		if (frameLoad != null)
			frameLoad.Attributes["src"] = location;
	}
}

public class FooPage: MyBasePage
{
	private void Button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
	{
		// This page instance will now have a method named "NavTo"; can call at will.
		NavTo("/page.htm");
	}
}

2) Provide the page instance to the static (shared) method:

public class CodeLib
{
	public static void NavTo(System.Web.UI.Page target, string location)
	{
		HtmlGenericControl frameLoad = target.FindControl("FrameLoad");
		if (frameLoad != null)
			frameLoad.Attributes["src"] = location;
	}
}

public class FooPage: MyBasePage
{
	private void Button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
	{
		// Call the static function...
		CodeLib.NavTo(this, "/page.htm");
	}
}