Question

Need help with visual basic 2008,
It is a really simple script to show another form
Diaries.Show()
and got an error like this
Exception.InnerException

Answer 1

An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Answer 2

thats just the full error i got

Answer 3

You are referencing something that is not declared.

Answer 4

what does refrencing mean?
Sorry english is not my main language

Answer 5

A reference is simply a value that allows indirect access to another value.

if you do this

Dim x As Integer = 8

x is now a reference to the value 8.

Before you use objects make sure you declare and initialize them using the Dim statement

Answer 6

does a form have to be somehow declared before it can be showed,
the form exists by the way

Answer 7

worked for other forms

Answer 8

How can i show a form named Diaries when i want to get no errors
what to use: show(), Visible = true, Enabled?

Answer 9

I want to make it so that when i press a button another form will open and the form i had the button on will close

Answer 10

Try Me.Show() instead

Answer 11

i cant use Me.Show() when i want to show another form not the one i have button on

Answer 12

first form button 1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Form2.Show() 'This code call the second form to be displayed
Me.Hide() ' This code hides the first form when the second form is displayed.
End Sub

Answer 13

ill try that,
but it looks like my code

Answer 14

got error, the same

Answer 15

dont know whats wrong there

Answer 16

i get error when i try to click the button

Answer 17

its not only a show script that will show another form,
just a part of my project,
The project is a Menu where you can choose:
Create new account
Log In
exit

Its saves accounts to folder that it creates in shared documents

it can be used to create diaries and edit them

Answer 18

i had a version of that program ready in console not forms, when i decided to take the same thing to forms, just because forms has many more features.

Answer 19

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Answer 20

isn't this a great link

Answer 21

"Object reference not set to an instance of an object" refers to a undeclared variable as mentioned above. You need to create an instance of the object prior to accessing it. I haven't played with VBA, but with Java it's managed by:

ObjectType Objectname = new ObjectType;

You should have something similar in VBA.

Answer 22

thx but i already learning from him

Answer 23

The problem i have is not something that i cant do Form1.Show()
I have no idea why it does not work, its just impossible, im 100% sure that i made all correct.

Answer 24

seems like the visual basic would be mad on me.

Answer 25

By the way its not VBA its Visual Basic 2008(sorry if im stupid)

Answer 26

i have created 2 forms already so there is no change that i have to create that first,
I think the computer doesn't know whats wrong too.

Answer 27

It might be easier to help if you pasted the relevant code or attached the working project.

Answer 28

got problem fixed
thx to everyone who helped!