how to pass value from one form to another?

Hi everybody,

i am trying to create a form app with multiple forms. there is a form i'm using as "search". i want to take the value of the textbox in search-form and pass it to another form which shows the result of the search. i've tried to include search-form.h in the form of the result but it returns an error.

Code:

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String ^ key;
key = searchbox->Text;
std::string ks = marshal_as<std::string>(key);
ks=ks+".bin";


        ifstream sfile(ks);
                       
                if (sfile)
                {
                  PatInfo ^ form = gcnew PatInfo;
                  form->ShowDialog();
                                       
                }                                                                                               
                else
                        {
                          MessageBox::Show( "Please try again.");
                        }

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to conclude, i want the form PatInfo to open an receive the "ks" var. thanks in advance!!

Your code has nothing to do with the Visual C++ nor is it a native C++ one. So you have posted your question in the wrong forum.
Try to ask somewhere in .Net or in a Managed C++ forums.

thanks!! and i'm sorry. should i erase the post somehow??

No. You cannot erase it. Only Administrator can remove and/or move posts to another forum.

ok i'll just post it inmanaged c++ forum. thanks again