It really shouldn't make a difference. What does your code look like?

 ciao

That still doesn't sound right to me. You don't necessarily want a static variable depending on your usage. Can you post the code of the XtraForm and the code that accesses the variable from the other forms?

 <code>

Class frmprincipale

Private Sub frmprincipale_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

PercorsoDatabase = leggiKeyRegistro(

  end Sub

...........

</code>

PercorsoDatabase = "Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename="C:\Documents and Settings\ilario\Desktop\MeI 2010\db uovo.mdf";Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True"

In Class clsDati

<code>

  imports System.Globalization

Imports

Imports

Imports

Public

 Class clsDati 

   Public DB As New SqlClient.SqlConnection()

 p

Nomeform.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor

DB.Open()

Nomeform.Cursor = Cursors.Default

Exception

ShowMessage(ex.Message,

End Sub

</code>

if .......   Public Shared PercorsoDatabase As

but

Public PercorsoDatabase As String      ...... (Public Shared PercorsoDatabase As String)

PercorsoDatabase =""  [:'(]

ciao

ilario

String      is OK and

Nomeform.Cursor = Cursors.Default

DB.ConnectionString = frmprincipale.PercorsoDatabase

DB.ConnectionString = Percorso

"ilario santamaria" wrote in message news:267889@community.devexpress.com...

 ciao

 

I found

if the variable is  

public name as string is not working

but if it is

public shared name as string works

only xtraform, with normal form is ok

thank

ilario

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http://community.devexpress.com/forums/p/78213/267889.aspx#267889

I cannot read your code, as it's heavily misformed, but I can assure you that the fact you're not seeing a Shared variable outside the scope of a class, XtraForm or not, isn't related to DevExpress in any way. This is basic, common .NET coding.

There certainly is something you're doing wrong, or else you forgot to mention.