pass values

[rockking]

how do i make object references? i cant get them to work correctly, here is the code i have so far:

        string connectString = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["DbPath"];
        string icon = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ciIcon"];
        object A;
        private string lastName;
        string firstName;

        public frmMBCI()
        {
            A = new object();
            A = CS_CheckInCheckOut.Search.lastName;
            ReferenceConverter a;
            a.ConvertToString(A);
            lastName = a.ConvertToString(a);
            InitializeComponent();
            this.Icon = new Icon(icon);
            textBox1.Text =  lastName.ToString();
        }