sounding like a newbie...

[choochoo]

i know i sound like a complete newbie right now, but i've been wondering why this doesnt work for a while

it just basically adding 1 to a variable each time...but for some reason, it doesnt...

ive tried in a timer, loop, and for/next statement.

all i want to do is some like

Dim X As Integer
X = X + 1

and make it return a new number every second(or whatever the case is: timer, for/next, etc...)

So why doesnt this work?

im feeling pretty stupid right now, so thanks to anyone who can correct the stupid error im making. any posts are appreciated. thanks.

[Wynd]

You have to give it a value first. You can't just say:

Dim x
x = x + 1

because the computer won't know what the value of x is, and therefore can't add to it.

[[Digital-X-Treme]]

choochoo, I would reccomend either of the following.

Using a timer...

Private Sub Form_Load()
Timer1.Interval = 1000
Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
Static x As Integer

x = x + 1
Debug.Print x

End Sub

Using a public variable...

Public x As Integer

Private Sub Form_Load()
Timer1.Interval = 1000
Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()

x = x + 1
Debug.Print x

End Sub

Hope this helps!

[choochoo]

thanks for replying to my post.

wynd, i had tried setting its value before, that hadnt worked either :\

Digtal-X-Treme, yes that did help, thanks alot.

[Dillinger4]

// heres a simple loop that prints out the integer values 1 to 10
// in Java.
// just to show an example of what you are trying to acheive.
// in another language.


public class Test{
public static void main(String[] args){

int i = 0; // automatic variable
// ie.. local to the method block

while(i != 10){
i = i + 1;
System.out.println(" The value of i is: " + i);
}

}
}

you were doing the right thing i just think you were not doing the timer part properly. From what i remember of VB, variables are
automatically initialized. Good Luck!!!