Can't Reference a form!field value contained in a string variable

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1) Have successfully passed the name of a field to an activeX control procedure through Open.Args fully qualified (e.g. "Forms!frm_maintain_account.review_date") and stored it in String variable called stFormField (tried DIM with control and object could not get it to work either).
2) Problem is that when I try using
stFormField = date <==(it puts the actual date in)
or
Set stFormField = date
I get object related errors? If I use the full reference to source form instead of stFormField it works... e.g.
Forms!frm_maintain_account.review_date = date
but then I will not be able to class...
Help would be much appreciated .... EACE

Are you passing the value of "Forms!frm_maintain_account.review_date" or the name of the control? Your post indicated you are passing the name of a field and I assume you meant control. If so you will need to add the .Name to specify the name of the control not the value.

stFormField = Forms!frm_maintain_account.review_date.Name

Thanks. Not exactly the answer, but it put me on the right Path and solved the problem.
EACE