Passing Variables between forms without button clicks

[visualbasicuser]

I use Visual Basic.Net and have been having a problem passing a variable between forms without using button clicks. I defined the TestVar in Module1 as "Adam". I expect the Public Variable to pass to the Form1 however I have to execute a button click to pass the contents of the variable to the form. Why?? Do I have to do this! I really don't want to!!! HELP!!!!!! Why does my variable

that has been declared Public in Module1 not pass on to Form1???

 

 

Here's an example:

 

Module Module1

 

Public TestVar As String

Public NewForm1 As New Form1()

Public NewForm2 As New Form2()

Public Sub Main()

TestVar = "Adam"

NewForm1.ShowDialog()

End Sub

End Module

 

 

Public Class Form1

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

 

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

 

Public Sub New()

MyBase.New()

 

'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.

InitializeComponent()

 

'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

Call GetVar()

End Sub

 

'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.

Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)

If disposing Then

If Not (components Is Nothing) Then

components.Dispose()

End If

End If

MyBase.Dispose(disposing)

End Sub

 

'Required by the Windows Form Designer

Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

 

'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer

'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.

'Do not modify it using the code editor.

Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button

Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button

<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()

Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()

Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()

Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()

Me.SuspendLayout()

'

'Button1

'

Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(48, 32)

Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"

Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(104, 64)

Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0

Me.Button1.Text = "Button1"

'

'TextBox1

'

Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 152)

Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"

Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(312, 20)

Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 1

Me.TextBox1.Text = "TextBox1"

'

'Button2

'

Me.Button2.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 14.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))

Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 264)

Me.Button2.Name = "Button2"

Me.Button2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(104, 48)

Me.Button2.TabIndex = 2

Me.Button2.Text = "Exit"

'

'Form1

'

Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)

Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(496, 341)

Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.Button2, Me.TextBox1, Me.Button1})

Me.Name = "Form1"

Me.Text = "Form1"

Me.ResumeLayout(False)

 

End Sub

 

#End Region

 

'GetVar() executed in form1

Public Sub GetVar()

TextBox1.Text = TestVar <========== Why is a blank displayed? I expected to see "Adam" displayed

End Sub

 

 

End Class

[PlausiblyDamp]

Under the project settings what is your startup object?

[hog]

why don't you try this in the forms load event

 

Me.TextBox1.Text = TestVar