Using same user data type in different class modules

[PaulBarter]

I have several different classes that access different databases.

All these classes use the same data structure to hold abbreviated details of the fields in the database which the users programs need to refer to.

This is defined as:

Type FIELD_ITEM
    Name        As String
    DefinedSize As Long
    Type        As DataTypeEnum
End Type

Type FIELDITEMS_DATA
    Table       As String
    Items       As Long
    Item()      As FIELD_ITEM
End Type

The problem is, when I use more than one of these classes in the same program, VB seems to get confused as to which one it should refer to.
e.g.

Public gtypFieldData As FIELDITEMS_DATA

I can, of course, define them more explicitly by using qualification

Public gtypFieldDataA As ClassA.FIELDITEMS_DATA
Public gtypFieldDataB As ClassB.FIELDITEMS_DATA
etc...

but VB won't let me assign these structure to each other so I can use them in generic user routines

    gtypFieldDataA = gtypFieldDataB

Without any qualification it seems to run sometimes ok under VB, but gives a complie error whenever I try to make the .exe

Is there any way round this?