Access members of another class?

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The discussion centers on accessing a member variable from one class in another class using Visual Studio C++ 2005 with MFC. The user is attempting to transfer a CString variable, m_CustName, from a CFormView class to set the title of a subsequent dialog. The issue arises from using an incorrect pointer object to access the member variable, leading to an Unhandled Exception. The solution involves ensuring the correct pointer is utilized to reference the desired class instance.

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I'm using VS C++ 2005 in MFC, and I'm trying to access a member of another class. I'll try and make this as short as possible and still give the whole picture of what I am trying to do. I created a SDI with the CFormView Class. I have a dialog with an edit control box with a CString variable(m_CustName) and a CEdit control(m_CtrlCustName). I've done this to store the name(m_ctrlCustName.GetWindowTextW(m_sCustName);). I have a button to go to the next dialog which is another CFormView Class. What I'm trying to do is take that m_CustName variable, for example, "John Doe," and make that the title of the next dialog when I click that button. This is just a piece of what I have in the next View Class, but it is not working:
CString strTitle = CustName->m_sCustName; // CustName is a pointer object of the first class
pDoc->SetTitle(strTitle); // pDoc is declared as a pointer object to my document class already
My program compiles, but when I press the button to go to the next dialog a Unhandled Exception pops up, and the "atlsimplestr.h" shows. Well, any help is appreciated. Let me know if you need more clarification or info. Thanx in Advance!
 
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I figured out my problem. I was using the wrong *pointer object.
 

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