>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I have a web application project and a problem with visibiltiy to the Global.asax class.
>>>
>>>In my Global.asax I have a public variable such as this:
>>>
>>>

>>>
>>>Public Class Global_asax
>>>	Inherits System.Web.HttpApplication
>>>
>>>	Public Shared MyString As String
>>>         ... All the other event stuff
>>>End Class
>>>
>>>

>>>I am setting the value of the variale in the Application_Start Event
>>>
>>>Now in the same web project I have a class with a namespace of
>>>Namespace Main.Managers
>>>the full namespace would be the project root plus Main.Managers so
>>>MyApplication.Web.Main.Managers
>>>
>>>Inside this class I am trying to reference the Shared (static)variable such as this:
>>>
>>>

>>>
>>>If (MyString = "SomeValue") Then
>>>

>>>
>>>What I get is an error indicating MyString is not declared.
>>>What am I doing wrong here as I expected the Shared variable to be available in the Global.asax file.
>>
>>It is, but it can't resolve the full namespace based off your imported namespaces. Try something like:
>>
>>

>>If (Global_asax.MyString = "SomeValue) Then
>>

>
>The MyString is shared (static) so when I add that, I get:
>Access of a shared member,... through an instance; expression will not be evaluated.

Ah, it must be resolving to the local (instance) of it and not the class itself. Try the full namespace path to the class, ex. something like: MyApplication.Web.Global_asax.MyString