> This is probably a very simple thing i am missing but i would be grateful
> for
> some help.
>
> I have a vb class file that i am trying to compile into a dll. The class
> contains a function that needs to reference the values of
> a text box and a label. When i try to compile the dll  ( with the vbc
> compiler) I am getting wavy lines under the following sections
>
> a ) lblLoginMsg.Text
>
> b)  email.Text
>
> I think i need to declare both of these and I have tried using the
> following
> style
>
> Dim email As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox
>
> But i am still getting the same mistake. Can anyone tell me how to do
> this.
>
> Many thanks martin
>
> For reference the function is as follows:
>
> Public Shared Function submit (ByVal password As String, ByVal email As
> String) as integer
> Dim email As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox
> Dim password As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox
>    ' create instance of Connection and Command objects
>    Dim connection As SqlConnection = _
>        New SqlConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings
> ("ConnectionString"))
>    Dim command As SqlCommand = _
>        New SqlCommand("SP_Login", connection)
>    command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
>    command.Parameters.Add("@Email", email.Text)
>
>    ' execute command, checking for a user with the e-mail entered
>    connection.Open()
>    Dim customerReader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()
>    If customerReader.Read = False Then
>      ' display error, close connection, and exit method
>      lblLoginMsg.Text = "Password/Email combination not recognized"
>      connection.Close()
>      Return
>    End If
>
>    ' extract user information and close connection
>    Dim customerID As Integer = customerReader("CustomerID")
>    Dim hashedPassword As String = customerReader("Password")
>    connection.Close()
>
>    ' check password
>    If Hasher.Hash(password.Text) <> hashedPassword Then
>      ' display error
>      lblLoginMsg.Text = "Password/Email combination not recognized"
>    Else
>      ' set session variable, storing customer ID for later retrieval
>      lblLoginMsg.Text("worldshop_CustomerID") = customerID
>
>      ' redirect user
>      If Not Context.Request.QueryString("ReturnPage") Is Nothing Then
>        Response.Redirect(Context.Request.QueryString("ReturnPage"))
>      Else
>        Response.Redirect("default.aspx")
>      End If
>    End If
>  End Function
>
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>In general, controls on a web form or windows form are not accessable in a
>called class. Are are ways to reference a control in a "parent" object but
>it is typically easier, simpler and more readable to simply pass the
>controls to the object or pass the values to the object. Then put the
>returned result back in the desired control.
>
>Simply declaring the control in the called class will not allow you to
>resolve it.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>> This is probably a very simple thing i am missing but i would be grateful
>> for
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>>    End If
>>  End Function