I had't refreshed when I posted my last so I didn't see this one. I do need
to know how to create and use public variables but what I am trying to
accomplish here is, I need to keep the info entered into a form so the user
can have an opportunity to return and make corrections. The catch is I need
to be able to determine if it is the first time or if the user is returning
to make corrections.
-JEFF-

"Jim Thomlinson" wrote:

Not how I read the question but who knows. My understanding was that the OP
wanted the values that last populated a form to persist until the next time
the form was shown. If the form is unloaded then the values are lost. This
being the case the OP wanted to store those values globally and then populate
the form with these stored values the next time the form was shown. If the
form is hidden instead of unloaded tehn the values are not lost and there is
no need to store the values globally. But is is a little unclear and I see
your point.

Jeff if we have not answered your question or if you are more confused than
when you first asked just reply back and perhaps we can get you on track.
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Hey Jim,

That shouldn't be it. It would be true if the variables were declared in the
form, but if the variables are declared in a normal code module, as the OP
states, their scope extends beyond the life of the form.

It sounds as if the OP has also declared them as class variables in the
form, and so the form uses them, but that is just a guess.

--

HTH

RP
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"Jim Thomlinson" wrote in message
...
The values in the form are being discarded because you are unloading the
form. Instead of unloading the form just hide it. By doing this the values
will not be lost and you will not need to store them anywhere. The next
time
you show the forms it look just like th user left it before it was hidden.
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"-JEFF-" wrote:

I am trying to maintain variables value so when I return to a userform
that
has already been used, it will already be filled out (as long as the
user has
previously visited it. I thought declaring the variables as public at
the
module level would make them visible in all subs but it is not working.

In module 3 I have variables declared as public. In the sub, the
variables
are not declared because I want to use to publics but they seem to get
over
written when they are assigned a value. ie.

MODULE 3
public v1 as string
public v2 as string

private sub MyButton_click()
v1 = "myValue"
v2 = "myValue"
end sub

The watch window shows <Out of context after values have been assigned
inside the sub.