Passing Variables to forms

[SeanOS]

It has been 3 years since I did any VB code and I've forgotten how to pass a variable to a form as it loads. Can anyone help, I know its simple but...

Sean

[HeSaidJoe]

In what respect.If you are loading your form for the first tiem, your variables will be empty till you load them. If you are loading a second form and what a variable from form1 for use in form2 load then put it in the form2 activate event.
ex. set both forms with same width

on form 1 you have a public variable intWidth
Public intWidth
intWidth = Form1.width

In form2 activate.
Form2.width = intWidth

You can store them in a public variable, or you can write to them directly.

Form2.Command1.Caption = "Hello"

[SeanOS]

To explain it a bit better:
I have a main form which is using a table in access. The Index on this table is RecID. I need to open a second form and link the two forms by passing RecID variable from form 1 to variable GetRecID in form 2. Thanx for the help!

[HeSaidJoe]

assuming you know how to get the value of RecID
Form1
Public MyVar
MyVar = RecID

Form2 Activate Event
GetRecId = MyVar

[Dim A]

I normally use public setItem subroutines to protect private data...

But isn't there a way to just parametize the load event or something like that? To set initial states at instantiation time?

Thanks.