help with objects...

how do i pass a string to point to an object? Ie: at run-time the user types ... MakeSurface(SurfName)
and then I read the input so that NameOfSurface$ = "SurfName"
What i want to do is create a sub that I can call as follows...
Call Create_Surface(NameOfSurface$)

then in the sub it will create a surface called "SurfName" or whatever the user of the program specifies.

Is it that, you want the variable name passed instead of the Value of the variable?

no.
say the user type some text. I want to create a variable or object with the name being the text the user typed.

EXAMPLE:
//user types into a textbox...."Hello"
//now I want to create a variable called "Hello".
//so, I cant just go...

Dim Hello as DirectDrawSurface7

//...because I dont know that the user will actually type "Hello" it could be anything.

...
get what i mean?
Dim ("Hello") as DirectDrawSurface7 //Doesn't work but to show u
//I want the string contents as the variable name.

You can't create variables at run time. You can redim dynamic arrays
and add values/objects to collections. Those are your only two ways.

You can do that. but you have to use the Ms ScriptControl(the only Control for Scripting I know).
But with MS ScriptControl you have the Problem you can't create Vars as any Datatype they're all as Variant declared.
Anyway a possible way:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
ScriptControl1.AddCode "Dim " & Text1.Text
End Sub

And you would have there a Variable which will be as Variant.

Ok, thanx. I guess now im going to have to create an array of surfaces and an array of tags. It shouldnt be too muxh work.