Form As array

gotcha, ok now how about this...

if a UserB sends UserA a message. if should open a new IM window IF its the first message, but if its a new message for an existing message session, then how can i find the correct form(index) of the message based on the username. that way there can be multiple messages between users... im thinking something along the lines of...

if IncomingData username is in the array list then send the message there,

else open a new window start a new session.

how could i go about doing that?

any ideas on a way to get started with that?

that will work, but you will have another array to maintein.
I will eliminate all arrays in toto, this is how:

add a public variable in your user form (that I calledd UserForm)

Public UserName as string

when you receive a message from user U:

dim f as Form
dim fx as UserForm
dim bFound as Boolean
for each f in forms
if typeof f is UserForm then
set fx = UserForm
if fx.UserName = U then
bFound = True
exit for
endif
endif
next

if not bFound then
set fx = new UserForm '' create a new one
fx.UserName = U '' and initialize it
endif

'' do whatever you have to do with 'fx'
'''---- end code NOT TESTED

Notice that in this way you don't even have to use an array of UserForm...
it is my standard way to handle mutliple instances of the same form. A local array is always dangerous, because every time that you load/unload the form you have to remember to update the array. Bad practice.

Marco

what about this as a concept...

have a non visible list view. when a new IM comes in fill the listview columns with the info, like users IP address ( to send data back to), the index, the users name

when a new IM comes in check the listview for the users name. if its there get the index and put the data on that form, other wise open a new form. if i close the window it takes the listing out of the listview and recycles the index that way it always has it available for incoming....

how would that be for an idea?

how can i find the index of a new form that has been opened. if its in an array? Thank You

how can i ... for example,

main form has button cmdLoadNewWindow

when button is pressed it loads the new form "New Window"

when its pressed again it loads "New Window" now i have 2 identical "new window" 's loaded, how do i know which is which. there is no "form2.index" that i can see anywhere how do i find the ID/index or whatever of the "new window" that is in use

even if i can have a label on the new window that has a caption with the index/id number that would help me out alot here.

ok i got the forms to work on, they load the way they are supposed to but the textboxes and send button no longer work, do they need to be arrays as well? and then send the information to the textbox(0).text index? Thanks