Sharing Data Between Forms

[kcowley]

I have two forms, the first has a textbox with customer name (read only) and a button to load the second form which has some textboxes for enter customer name, etc. When I populate these textboxes from SQL and click ok to close the second form I want the customer name from a textbox to return to the first form.

How do I do this? Return values? Global variables? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Abdul Haque]

try using the hidden control, declare a html contol of type hidden, then set its value on the Form2 , when you reopen the form 1 you can get the value using Requets("hdnCon trolName");

[TRScheel]

try using the hidden control, declare a html contol of type hidden, then set its value on the Form2 , when you reopen the form 1 you can get the value using Requets("hdnCon trolName");

Or set a session variable... or cookie, though I would suggest session variables just because I am partial to them.


Session["FirstName"] = "HisName";
...
string FirstName = (string)Session["FirstName"];

[Plater]

Is this a web application or a windows application?

There is a sticky at the top of the forum the begs people to post correctly. Please read it as it sets a format for discussion titles.

[Abdul Haque]

Or set a session variable... or cookie, though I would suggest session variables just because I am partial to them.


Session["FirstName"] = "HisName";
...
string FirstName = (string)Session["FirstName"];

The suggestion is good, however please note creating a session or cookie require utilization of resource at client end, beside this making severe use of session variable is not a good practice.
In case if user wishes to create a session/cookie then please do abandon the session/delete the cookie once its use is over.

[nmsreddi]

Hello

If its a web application you can use java script to solve your

problem ,you can get the by gooling with key word as java script for popup i already send the some long time back for this you can easily search it ,dont try either cookies or sessions unless they are required mandatorly

Good Luck

[Frinavale]

I have two forms, the first has a textbox with customer name (read only) and a button to load the second form which has some textboxes for enter customer name, etc. When I populate these textboxes from SQL and click ok to close the second form I want the customer name from a textbox to return to the first form.

How do I do this? Return values? Global variables? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Please see this article on what Sessions are and how to use them

[TRScheel]

The suggestion is good, however please note creating a session or cookie require utilization of resource at client end, beside this making severe use of session variable is not a good practice.
In case if user wishes to create a session/cookie then please do abandon the session/delete the cookie once its use is over.

This is true, but it also takes some of the load off the server, which is why I am partial to them.

Good points though

[mehrdada]

Why don't you just create a class with friend shared variables and use them in the other form?