Very simple, object name......................:)

[wildcat_2000]

Hi all,

could you please someone help me out here, this IS simple, just an object definition that I cannot find.

I've got an MDI form, in which a button creates new forms with this code:

Dim frmA As Main
Set FrmA As New Main
FrmA.Show

Main is the name of a template form that I use to create all the forms within the MDI.

Now, how can I retrieve the Height property of one of these child forms? I need the object name, i.e. if I need the height of Main I use Main.Height, but in this case what can I use? FrmA.Height within a code doesn't work. I believe something as Parent.Height should exist, if someone knows the right expression

Thank you very much in advance,

W.

[Serge]

You have your variable setup wrong. If you want to create an instance of the form with Set statement, the you should do something like this:

Set frmA = New Main

Since you have an object variable that represents your form, you can treat it just like a regular form.

Dim frmA As New Main

frmA.Show

MsgBox frmA.Height

[wildcat_2000]

No ok my variable is correct, just the code that I typed here was wrong

Thanks for your answer, but the problem still remains, as it is NOT when I create the new form that I need to know the height, but at a further moment by clicking on a button on the form itself.

[Serge]

On the button's click event you can do something like this:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    MsgBox Me.Height
End Sub

This should work regardless how many instances of your form you have created.

[wildcat_2000]

Yes, that was the first thing that I did try... but it didn't work I'm sorry I can't recall what the problem was, anyway Me was not interpreted as a valid object, who knows why...

Thanks for all your replies, I hope you have other suggestions!

Best regards,

W.