access other forms

[carstenht]

hi
i have a project containing 2 forms. DB connection info is on form1 and i want to access this data from form2 - the data resides in textbox controls, but i cant "see" them from form2?? Something need the "public" keyword or???

[nmadd]

Hi there,
Have a look at this thread first:
http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=481564

[carstenht]

thanks, it looks promissing

[carstenht]

hi again
i tried the approach described in the post, but i dont get any of the values. Other ways of doing this?

[dynamic_sysop]

modify the constructor of Form2 to reference Form1...
Make the Control you wish to access Public instead of Private ( Modifiers = Public )

/// Form2 ...
    public partial class Form2 : Form
    {
        private Form1 frm;
        public Form2(Form f)
        {
            frm = (Form1)f;
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(frm.textBox1.Text);
        }
    }

and in Form1, to call form2 ...

    Form2 frm2 = new Form2(this);
    frm2.Show();

[carstenht]

Thanks for your help guys, but i solved it by creating a class containing connection info, and pass this to the Show() method. Works like a charm

[BramVandenbon]

Thanks for your help guys, but i solved it by creating a class containing connection info, and pass this to the Show() method. Works like a charm

Nice idea

[carstenht]

thank you