Public Class AddMachine Public Shared newID As String Private Sub AddMachine_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Dim addMachine_IdForm As AddMachine_ID addMachine_IdForm = New AddMachine_ID() addMachine_IdForm.ShowDialog() addMachine_IdForm = Nothing NewIDBox.Text = newID NewNameBox.Focus() End Sub Private Sub AddCompCancelButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles AddCompCancelButton.Click Me.Close() End Sub End Class