Increasing the title of a child form by one.

[thegenesi]

how wouild one go about increasing the title of a child form by one.

For example: Each time a user hits new and the default title is Document. The first one would be Document 1 and the next Document 2 and son.

Thanks,
Thegenesi

[Pirate]

Here you go ...

[thegenesi]

Thank you! That worked they way you had, but I am trying to have the open file in a module file using a With statment.

If i use the accumulator then it doesn't accumulate, just stays at the number initiazlied.

Sorry about the spelling.

[Pirate]

I don't know about your code but the concept is :
declare a counter (as in the demo) and before showing the new form just attach that counter with it .Is this what you mean ?

[thegenesi]

Originally posted by Pirate
I don't know about your code but the concept is :
declare a counter (as in the demo) and before showing the new form just attach that counter with it .Is this what you mean ?

Option Explicit On
Option Strict On


Module SharedCode
Friend fMdiParent As frnMdiParent

Friend Sub FileNew()
Dim pintFrmCounter As Integer = 0

Dim frmCurrent As New frmMdiChild()


With frmCurrent
.MdiParent = fMdiParent
pintFrmCounter += 1
.Text = "Machine " & pintFrmCounter
.Show()
End With
End Sub
End Module

Theirs the code, which as stands will open each new window with Machine 1, Machine 1, and so on

[Pirate]

Try to declare this variable "pintFrmCounter" outside "FileNew()" sub

[thegenesi]

Any idea why?

Anyhow, whats the best way to say take the totals of third text boxes in third different child forms to display them in a fourth form?

[Pirate]

I know it should work if at least nothing goes wrong !
your code declares new variable with defalut value of "0" everytime you call the sub "FileNew" . So when you declare it outside the sub , it won't be affected how manytimes you call the sub . (I know how bad teach am I ) .

[thegenesi]

Yup it did any advice on adding the totals (see above post)

[Pirate]

Do you want to get values from Form3 to Form4 ?right ?

[thegenesi]

Actually, I still have no idea on how to get the totals from a random number of open windows (the values in a text box), store that number as a friend value type and then display that total in a seperate standard form.

Sorry for being so newbish.

[Pirate]

see the demo...

[thegenesi]

Actually i guess my noobish was really comming out, but i meant from three text boxes -- like txtMoneyTotals from each child form and then displays the totals of those in a seperate form

[thegenesi]

Actually i guess my noobish was really comming out, but i meant from three text boxes -- like txtMoneyTotals from each child form and then displays the totals of those in a seperate form

[Pirate]

OK , this now should be what you're looking for !