Getting data from other forms

[Guest_imported]

This is probably a dumb question, but I've been having no end of problems here!

I have an MDI program, and I would basically like to load a form containing a text box and a command button which will return the value of the textbox to the calling sub after the user clicks the command button.

No matter how I try this, I have errors saying things like 'Only one MDI form allowed' as well as others.

is there a simple way to just get the value of the textbox?

 

[rjr9999]

Eww, MDI's...I personlaly havn't worked with these, but you could try storing the value in a temp file Rob
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[woyler]

You have to make sure the the form you are trying to add is not a MDI. Make it a standard form aor a child of your current MDI. As far as passing the value between the forms, you can delcare a global variable to hold the value or reference the form itself from the MDI. ie:

''Inside the MDI form
Dim sValueOfTextBox as String

sValueOfTextBox = frmMyOtherForm.txtTextBox.Text