Data from one form to another

[skid2964]

I have a main form (form1), I want to open another form and use data from a listBox in form1 in my second form..... how do I make the listbox data visible to the second form? I've tried creating an array variable using "friend" and "shared" but this is not visible to the second form either.

Thanks

[dynamic_sysop]

you can add Form2 as an OwnedForm , then you can access Form1's controls / data by casting Form1 as Me.Owner, like this ...
in Form1 ( to show / initialize Form2 )

Dim frm2 As New Form2()
Me.AddOwnedForm(frm2)
frm2.Show()

then in Form2 , to access Form1 ...

Dim frm1 As Form1 = DirectCast(Me.Owner , Form1)
'/// access is now available to Form1's Controls , eg: ...
MessageBox.Show(frm1.TextBox1.Text)

hope it helps.

[Pirate]

Or , Use ShowDialog(this) to show the second form , then make a property that returns array .