VB - Return Val from Frm as Function

[carl]

How can you return the value of a (sub)form to another form as a function?
My sub form is a similar to a "file list" form.
On my main form, it runs the subs and if can't find a file it calls the sub
form for user input.
My code will be something like:

Sub MainForm
'do stuff
If FileExist(sFile ) = false Then
sFile= ??'result of sub form
End If
'do more stuff with sFile
End Sub

[Allen St.Clair]

You can add a public value into that form.
then:

obj.ShowDialog
sFile=obj.value name
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How can you return the value of a (sub)form to another form as a function?
My sub form is a similar to a "file list" form.
On my main form, it runs the subs and if can't find a file it calls the
sub
form for user input.
My code will be something like:

Sub MainForm
'do stuff
If FileExist(sFile ) = false Then
sFile= ??'result of sub form
End If
'do more stuff with sFile
End Sub

[carl]

Allen
I get an error, Object doesn't support the method or property. I'm using VB.

"Allen St.Clair" wrote:

You can add a public value into that form.
then:

obj.ShowDialog
sFile=obj.value name
"carl" <ca**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:20******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

How can you return the value of a (sub)form to another form as a function?
My sub form is a similar to a "file list" form.
On my main form, it runs the subs and if can't find a file it calls the
sub
form for user input.
My code will be something like:

Sub MainForm
'do stuff
If FileExist(sFile ) = false Then
sFile= ??'result of sub form
End If
'do more stuff with sFile
End Sub

[Chris Dunaway]

How are you calling it? If you add a function or sub or property to
the form class, you can access it from an instance of the class.

Dim frm As New MyFormClass

sFile = frm.SomeFunctio nInMyFormClass

....

[David Anton]

If the "sub form" is a modal dialog, just pass a ref parameter via the
constructor.
e.g.,
Public Sub New(ByRef sFile As String)
InitializeCompo nent()
Me.ShowDialog()
sFile = m_sFile 'set from elsewhere on form before closing
End Sub
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"carl" wrote:

How can you return the value of a (sub)form to another form as a function?
My sub form is a similar to a "file list" form.
On my main form, it runs the subs and if can't find a file it calls the sub
form for user input.
My code will be something like:

Sub MainForm
'do stuff
If FileExist(sFile ) = false Then
sFile= ??'result of sub form
End If
'do more stuff with sFile
End Sub