Cannot access the ContactID in Notes-History form on bottom of main view

[JuVal]

I am having trouble referencing the ContactID from frmContactDetail to populate a history datagrid.  I am calling a stored procedure and I need to pass in the ContactID.  I have tried Application.BasicFunctions.CurrentContactID, but it contains a null string.  It is populated in several places by using Application.BasicFunctions.SetCurrentContactID.  Theoretically it should work, however, it does not.

Also, how do I see the code behind...Application.BasicFunctions?

[RJLedger]

First.. you cannot get at anything Application.whatever.. hard coded part of SalesLogix app.

CurrentContactID is valid when you are in the Contact MainView - not if you are somewhere else.

[JuVal]

So then how do I get the ContactID in order to populate my History datagrid?

[mrudnick]

One method would be to set global parameter tied to the main contact view

Application.GlobalInfo("CurrentContactID") = Application.BasicFunctions.CurrentContactID

You can then call it anywhere using

 strContactID = application.GlobalInfo.CurrentContactID

[RJLedger]

frmContactDetail.CurrentID - it's a property of the form.

[JuVal]

It didn't work.  frmContactDetail.CurrentID is not available outside of that form.  The Notes-History form is a separate form.  I also tried using Application.GlobalInfo.Add "CurrentContactID", frmContactDetail.CurrentID in the Contact Detail form and referencing the global variable in the Notes-History form, but it didn't work.  I do not think I am using the correct syntax for retrieving the global variable.  Application.GlobalInfo.CurrentContactID does not work.  In the standard VB6 environment, you could have a Public Function that would have global variables project wide.  Surely, SalesLogix has the same capability.

[mrudnick]

What version are you using?  Web?  What happened when you used the followign syntax when assigning the global variable?

Application.GlobalInfo("CurrentContactID") = Application.BasicFunctions.CurrentContactID

[JuVal]

Thank you for your help!  You were on the right path with your previous post.  I got it to work using

On Contact Detail:  Application.GlobalInfo.Add "CurContactID", frmContactDetail.CurrentID

On Notes-History:  Dim ContactID

                            ContactID = Application.GlobalInfo.Item("CurContactID")