[Mayzie12]

I gave the saving a try and seems to be working. Bit intermittent but before i say anything ill have a proper look into so i dont end up wittering a lot of rubbish.

frm2 is declared at the very top of the class. it works when i try to open it the first time, but then if i go back, add another name and score (I shut down frm2) then click on the button to open up frm 2 again thats when i get the error.

I'm still testing it as it seems a bit sporadic for me at the moment.

If i find anything certain i'll let you know.

Thanks

Craig

[andrewsw]

If you shutdown the 2nd form then you cannot issue frm2.Show() again as it no longer exists - it has been disposed of. You would need to create a new instance of it; or not shut it down, just Hide() it.

I'm assuming of course that your forms and controls are not named ListBox1, Button1, etc., etc.

[Mayzie12]

Ah cheers, using the hide() solved it.

I was noticing that once a score and name was added, the listbox displayed e.g. 10 craig

but then if i added another name and score it would then show

10 craig
11james
10craig

So the first record would remain.

I solved this with Listbox.items.clear(), So when i hit the return key on frm2 it clears the listbox.

All i have done is created another problem as if you dont add another record the listbox remains empty because it is printing to the listbox when i add a score.

So im guessing this comes back to the old problem of getting it so when it loads up frm2 it prints to the listbox?

[Mayzie12]

Managed to sort it out!

Put this code

        Dim theScores As New List(Of Scores)

        'MsgBox(score.ToString())
        For Each score As String In My.Settings.HighScores
            Dim values() As String = score.Split(";")
            theScores.Add(New Scores With {.Score = Int32.Parse(values(0)), .Name = values(1)})
        Next


        'add these to a form control
        For Each score As Scores In theScores.OrderByDescending(Function(aScore) aScore.Score)
            MsgBox(score.Score & score.Name)
            frm3.ListBox1.Items.Add(score.Score & " " & score.Name)
        Next

Into the button click and it works. No duplicate names and scores and sorts them out perfectly.

If i can get them to save its a winner and done!

Thanks again for all your help

Craig