In VB6 I was able to accessa control like a progressbar form a different
form, for example

frm1.progressbar1.value =XXX

but now how can I do that in VB.NET

Thanks

Create a public property on the second form that references the control
value - then you can juse reference it as Form2.WhateverProperty

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"Carlos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In VB6 I was able to accessa control like a progressbar form a different
> form, for example
>
> frm1.progressbar1.value =XXX
>
> but now how can I do that in VB.NET
>
> Thanks
>
>

Excuse my ignorance,
how can you do that ?

Thanks
"William Ryan eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Create a public property on the second form that references the control
> value - then you can juse reference it as Form2.WhateverProperty
>
> --
>
> W.G. Ryan, eMVP
>
> Have an opinion on the effectiveness of Microsoft Embedded newsgroups?
> Let Microsoft know!
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> "Carlos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In VB6 I was able to accessa control like a progressbar form a different
> > form, for example
> >
> > frm1.progressbar1.value =XXX
> >
> > but now how can I do that in VB.NET
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>

There is not an 'automatic form collection' in VB.NET.

If the Progress Bar is on Form1, then when you open Form2, it needs to have
a way of finding the Open version of Form1. Just referring to Form1 does
not get a reference to the Open Form1, just to the Form1 class. (You could
have 20 open Form1's in your app)

So, Form2 would have a variable that refers to the open Form1:

Public frmWithProgressBar as Form1


Then to open Form2, Form1 would do:

Dim f as new Form2
f.frmWithProgressBar = Me
f.show


Then Form2 would reference the ProgressBar on the Form1 that opened it as:

me.frmWithProgressBar.NameOfTheProgressBarOnForm1

You could do a property on Form2, but the Public Variable is easier to begin
with.

Kevin


"Carlos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Excuse my ignorance,
> how can you do that ?
>
> Thanks
> "William Ryan eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Create a public property on the second form that references the control
> > value - then you can juse reference it as Form2.WhateverProperty
> >
> > --
> >
> > W.G. Ryan, eMVP
> >
> > Have an opinion on the effectiveness of Microsoft Embedded newsgroups?
> > Let Microsoft know!
> > https://www.windowsembeddedeval.com/...ity/newsgroups
> > "Carlos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > In VB6 I was able to accessa control like a progressbar form a
different
> > > form, for example
> > >
> > > frm1.progressbar1.value =XXX
> > >
> > > but now how can I do that in VB.NET
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

* "Carlos" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> In VB6 I was able to accessa control like a progressbar form a different
> form, for example
>
> frm1.progressbar1.value =XXX

If 'frm1' is the app's main form, then you can use the approach
described here:

<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/downloads/accessmainform.txt>

If the 2nd form is a dialog that is shown from within the main form or
the form containing the progressbar, add a property to the 2nd form and
assign the progressbar to it after instantiating the 2nd form. Then you
will be able to access the progressbar from within the 2nd form.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>