passing data form form1 to form2 (or vice versa)

[haawk]

how can you change a value in another form from another form?
in vb6 you could just do this:

form1.label.caption = "blah"


what ive done is this:

dim frm as new form1
form1.label.caption = "halb"

but this will only work if i hide form1, then show it again after im done with form2.
any help is appreciated

[Magiaus]

make a property on form one

Public Property LabelCaption() As String
        Get
             LabelCaption=Label.Text
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            Label.Text = LabelCaption
        End Set
    End Property

that should work. then Form1.LabelCaption = "New Data"

and if you make a new form1 you are working with a new form1
not the one you where looking at

try activeForm

[haawk]

well i made the public property on form1, but how do i use it on form2????

just typing form1.label = "whatever" wont work, i would have to dim frm as new form1 then do frm.label = "whatever" but then its the same problem as before.

what do you mean by try activeform?

[Magiaus]

you don't need the property i posted that before i realized what i was saying. look here for some help http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...42#post1151542

and maybe cander can explain it to you i am at a loss to provide a good explination.

[Magiaus]

oh and if you made the property shared it would work but on all form1's

[Magiaus]

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=195395

i posted a form mamnger class in it