My problem as follows:

I have a main MDI from with a status bar which includes some panels
(visible). The main form shows up as the application starts. From the MDI
form I call another form

Example:
dim NewForm as new Form
NewForm.Show()

Now I want the result of certain procedures to have effect on the text
property of the status bar of the main form.

Example:
The text in the textbox of the NewForm to appear in one panel of the main
form after the new form closes.

I tried:
dim NewMainform as New MainForm
NewMainForm.StatusBarPanel1.text = me.textbox1.text
me.Close()

but it fails (without any error).

Any ideas?

Since there can be only one MDI parent per app, just access the parent using
it's real name..

MDIParent.StatusBar1.Panels("Blah").Text = "Anything you want"

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