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Share Module to Any New Project

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:29:30 -0800

Dear Forum

I’m beginning at VB.Net and plan to Upgrade My VB 6 code to VB.Net 2005

In VB 6, I can write a Bas module and Add the module to every project to share the function inside
But i can’t find on VB.Net

I trying to create a set of functions which will work for all forms in a visual studio .net visual basic 2005 project.
I do not want to have to put the function code inside of every form. It would be tedious and sloppy programming.

Any Solution please ?
tq

Re: Share Module to Any New Project

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:37:04 -0800

Hi TQ! It's great to hear you are upgrading from nasty old VB6

You can actually do just what you were talking about in VB .Net.

Right click on your project name in the Solution Explorer. Go to
Add >
New Item...
Module

If you are in a Web Project, you might not have Module in the list of addable items. I usually add a ClassFile, delete it's contents and put this in:

Public Module modCommon

End Module

Make sure you set the Module to be Public so your subroutines are visible by the rest of your application. Define the routines inside as public or private depending on what is calling them:

Public Module modCommon
  Public Sub thisIsCalledFromOutside(Byval Var1 As String)
    callFromInside()
  End Sub

  Private Sub callFromInside()

  End Sub
End Module

Hope this helps!

Re: Share Module to Any New Project

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:56 -0800

tq seancampbell,

i'm develop windows application at now and not in web project,
Sir, i follow already, but still not clear

explain in detail :

1. New Project-1, have a module call "Module A"
2. then i make another NEW project-2, and i need the function of the "Module A"

what i'm do in Project-2, I add the existing "Module A", but the "Module A" now become 2 file
(in VB.6 only one, and never make a copy)

when i update the function of "Module A" in project-2, the same "Module A" in project-1 were not updated

may assist again Sir ?
tq

Re: Share Module to Any New Project

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:10:09 -0800

You must link to the same file from both projects.

Try this:

1. Start a new project (or use one of your existing ones)
2. Create a new Module and call it LinkText.vb
3. Add a Function to it, and save it.

4. Start a new project (or use a different one that already exists)
5. Right click the solution in the Solution Explorer
6. Select Add > Existing Item...
7. Find and highlight the file you want to LINK to
8. Click the Down-Arrow-Carrot that is on the right of the ADD button.
9. Select "Add as Link"

You can see that the icon for the file you just added has a shortcut indicator in it. That means that this file is added as a link. Changes made in the file here affect the file in your other project.

I hope this helps.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9f4t9t92.aspx (scroll down some, add existing item as a link)
-Sean Campbell

Re: Share Module to Any New Project

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:49:36 -0800

Dear Sir

Wow... thank you Sir
I solve the problem

don't know so simple, i wasting my time a week, just to browse and find the solution

tq so much Master Sean Campbell