I'm using Office Professional Plus 2019. I have a ListBox that sometimes freezes the macro. The UserForm (AffDateSelector) has a ListBox (DateSelectionList) and a Button (Continue). The UserForm is called from the driving Sub with AffDateSelector.show. The code for the form is below:
Option Explicit
Private Sub Continue_Click()
Dim lngCurrItem As Long
'Assign the selected value to the public variable strClassDate.
For lngCurrItem = 0 To DateSelectionList.ListCount - 1
If DateSelectionList.Selected(lngCurrItem) = True Then
strClassDate = DateSelectionList.List(lngCurrItem)
End If
Next lngCurrItem
'Unload the form and return to the calling Sub.
Unload Me
End Sub
Private Sub DateSelectionList_Click()
End Sub
Private Sub UserForm_Click()
End Sub
Private Sub UserForm_initialize()
'Load ListBoxAccounts with the public variable strDateArray
With DateSelectionList
.List = strDateArray
End With
'Default the first row in DateSelectionList to be selected.
DateSelectionList.Selected(0) = True
End Sub
I've been using F8 to step through the code. When the form is shown, the UserForm_initialize() sub is executed and the data display properly. If the user does nothing else except click the Continue button, the Continue_Click() sub gets executed, the variable strClassDate is populated, control is returned to the calling sub and all is well.
The problem comes when the user selects an item other than the one defaulted in the list. Once the user clicks on the ListForm, the sub DateSelectionList_Click() is executed, but there's nothing in that sub, so the macro freezes. If I put in "dummy code" into DateSelectionlist_Click() (e.g. strClassDate = strClassDate) that line is executed and then the macro freezes when the End Sub statement is executed.
How can I allow the user to click on a non-defaulted item in the list, keep the form displayed, and wait for the Continue button to be pressed?
The code was fine. I had a lot of windows open and the pop-up didn't appear I was running the code from the VB editor but the pop-up never appeared. When I pressed Alt + Tab it didn't appear in that list either.
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Sometimes trying to accomplish the most minor turns into a major headache... I somehow corrupted a database while experimenting to solve this issue. Now I'm really determined to figure this out. (I'll worry about the corrupt DB later!)
End Goal:
When opening .accdb file, automatically:
open form unbound)
run code to:
get Last Update Date from table
display Last Update Date in textbox on form (must be visible to user)
if table data is outdated, run code to:
update data in table
display Update Progress Message(s) in textbox on form (must be visible to user)
when finished:
display Last Update Date in textbox on form (must be visible to user)
The problem is the goal of (must be visible to user).
I can't get the form to display anything until all the code's finished running, regardless of how I run the code (including: set the form to auto-open with File → Options → Display Form; add an AutoExec macro to call code to open the form and run the update; or, run it manually.)
I've been experimenting with the form's opening events to see if I missed something.
According to the Order of Events documentation:
Working with data on a form
Form and control events occur as you move between records in the form and change data. For example, when you first open a form, the following sequence of events occurs:
Open (form) → Load (form) → Resize (form) → Activate (form) → Current (form) → Enter (control) → GotFocus (control)
At no point does the form visibly update. I've tried adding Me.Repaint and even tried Echo=True and DoEvents but obviously they didn't change anything.
My code for testing:
Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
txtTest = "Form_Open()": MsgBox "1. Form_Open"
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
txtTest = "Form_Load()": MsgBox "2. Form_Load"
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Current()
txtTest = "Form_Current()": MsgBox "3. Form_Current"
End Sub
Private Sub txtTest_Enter()
txtTest = "txtTest_Enter()": MsgBox "4. txtTest_Enter"
End Sub
Private Sub txtTest_GotFocus()
Echo True : Repaint : DoEvents
txtTest = "txtTest_GotFocus()": MsgBox "5. txtTest_GotFocus"
End Sub
Private Sub txtTest_Change() : MsgBox "This Does't Run!" : End Sub
Private Sub Form_AfterUpdate() : MsgBox "This Does't Run!" : End Sub
Private Sub txtTest_Change() : MsgBox "This Does't Run!" : End Sub
Private Sub txtTest_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) : MsgBox "This Does't Run!" : End Sub
Private Sub txtTest_AfterUpdate() : MsgBox "This Does't Run!" : End Sub
The result of opening the form:
(Note that the form's Activate and AfterUpdate events and the control's Change, BeforeEvent and AfterEvent events do not fire at all.)
Theoretically, the form should be visible behind the MsgBox, but neither running the actual update code, nor running a "pause" (loop with DoEvents) doesn't display the form either.
I could swear I've done this in the past without issue but no matter what I do try, the form only displays once all code is finished running.
You can use the Form_Timer event to delay execution until the form fully finishes loading.
Private Sub Form_Load()
Me.TimerInterval = 1 'Trigger 1 millisecond, but asynchronously from other tasks
'Triggers after AutoExec macro has finished
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Timer()
Me.TimerInterval = 0 'Trigger only once
'Your other tasks here
End Sub
I have created a userform that has two buttons on it. One is called CmdCon6 and the other is called CmdLbs6. When clicked, they are suppose to close the current userform, pull up another userform, and pull values from the 4th column in sheet18 and add them to a combobox named x48 (both of the new userforms have a combobox named x48)in the new userform. The range of cell values to be added to the combobox x48 will flucuate, but never exceed 20 (hence why I added a loop). Everything works great and does what it is suppose to do when I click the CmdCon6 button, but when I click the CmdLbs button, it gives me a run-time error '70' Permission denied and highlights the 20th line of code (line between the If and end if in the Sub CmdLbs_Click()).
I have tried to change the name of the combobox x48 in the frmInputLbs6 userform and keep it as x48 for the frmInputCon6 userform, but I still received the same error.
Any suggestions to fix this issue? I'm stumped, and can't think of a way around it. Thanks in advance!
Private Sub CmdCon6_Click()
Unload Me
For x = 1 To 20
If Sheet18.Cells(x, 4).Value <> "" Then
frmInputCon6.x48.AddItem Sheet18.Cells(x, 4)
End If
Next x
frmInputCon6.Show
End Sub
Private Sub CmdLbs6_Click()
Unload Me
For x = 1 To 20
If Sheet18.Cells(x, 4).Value <> "" Then
frmInputLbs6.x48.AddItem Sheet18.Cells(x, 4)
End If
Next x
frmInputLbs6.Show
End Sub
Controls on UserForms are private by default. You need to access them through the Controls collection:
Private Sub CmdLbs6_Click()
Unload Me
For x = 1 To 20
If Sheet18.Cells(x, 4).Value <> "" Then
frmInputLbs6.Controls("x48").AddItem Sheet18.Cells(x, 4)
End If
Next x
frmInputLbs6.Show
End Sub
I'd also note that although you mention that "they are suppose to close the current userform", this isn't what happens. Your forms also aren't actually being fully unloaded until the other form is closed. The .Show method defaults to modal so in the code above frmInputCon6 doesn't fully unload until after frmInputLbs6 is closed.
Just something to keep in mind, because it really messes up your event stack. You can see the results by with this simple test code. Add UserForm1 and UserForm2, and put a button on each of them and the following code:
UserForm1:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Unload Me
UserForm2.Show
End Sub '<--Put a breakpoint here.
Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
Debug.Print "UserForm1 closed"
End Sub
UserForm2:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Unload Me
UserForm1.Show
End Sub '<--Put a breakpoint here.
Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
Debug.Print "UserForm2 closed"
End Sub
Put a breakpoint on the End Subs of each Click() event, fire up one of the forms and hit the buttons to hop back and forth a few times. Then close one of the forms and count how many times you hit the breakpoints before you actually exit.
I kept a userform control button in my worksheet to fire up a macro, which in turn shows a user form, In the form I wish to display the opened files in checkboxes(using the Workbooks collection).I wish to run a macro that performs action for the user selected files only.
So for the button in my worksheet, I have assigned the following macro
Private Sub Button2_Click()
Load MyForm
MyForm.Show
End Sub
At first I kept the below code in the module where my macro sub is there.Since it's not working, I right clicked on user form and selected view code and kept the below code there.But still it's showing the same static designed user form, not the dynamic.I kept breakpoint at both load Myform and MYform.Show() and I stepped through code.It never went into intialize or activate method at all.
Private Sub MyForm_Activate()
'for checking the whether this method is called or not I am trying to change caption
MyForm.LabelSelectFile.Caption = "dhfdfldkfldzjf;zdfkz;d"
Dim mymyWorkBook As Workbook
For Each mymyWorkBook In Workbooks
'code for creating checkbox based on the file name displayed by the workbook collection
Next mymyWorkBook
End Sub
I can't understand why that event is not getting triggered.Please help me to overcome this.Thanks in advance
Even though the name of the form is MyForm, you still need to use userform.
'~~> in your worksheet
Private Sub Button2_Click()
MyForm.Show
End Sub
'~~> In the userform code area
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
'~~> Your code here
End Sub
or
Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
End Sub
The best is to always select the event from the drop down, rather than typing it
I'm trying to write a vba macro that can be called in edit-mode in PowerPoint 2007-2010.
I can easily add a Command Button to a presentation. However, this button can only be clicked to trigger the vba macro while in slideshow mode.
However, what I would like to do is have this button trigger the associated vba macro while in edit mode. Clicking on it in edit mode allows me to change its size etc, but it doesn't call the macro.
In Excel on the other hand, I get exactly the expected behaviour when I insert a button -> clicking on it calls the vba action.
So how can I create a button (or other element that acts the same way) that calls a vba macro during edit view in PowerPoint. The only way I can think of is using a ribbon action, however this is unpractical in this case, because the macro will modify a shape that is associated with the button and there might be several of these shapes per slide that should each have their own button.
The only way I can think of is using a ribbon action, however this is unpractical in this case, because the macro will modify a shape that is associated with the button and there might be several of these shapes per slide that should each have their own button.
Depending on what you're trying to do, a ribbon button that launches a macro might be quite practical. The macro could operate on the current selection (and test the current selection to ensure that it's something appropriate).
With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
' operate on the currently selected shapes
End with
just answer it a some where else also
it is possible to do so all you need is download this file
http://www.officeoneonline.com/eventgen/EventGen20.zip
install it
create a class module
paste this code
Option Explicit
Public WithEvents PPTEvent As Application
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
End Sub
Private Sub PPTEvent_WindowSelectionChange(ByVal Sel As Selection)
If Sel.Type = ppSelectionShapes Then
If Sel.ShapeRange.HasTextFrame Then
If Sel.ShapeRange.TextFrame.HasText Then
If Trim(Sel.ShapeRange.TextFrame.TextRange.Text) = "Text inside your shape" Then
Sel.Unselect
yoursub
End If
End If
End If
End If
End Sub
insert a new module
paste this code
Dim cPPTObject As New Class1
Dim TrapFlag As Boolean
Sub TrapEvents()
If TrapFlag = True Then
MsgBox "Already Working"
Exit Sub
End If
Set cPPTObject.PPTEvent = Application
TrapFlag = True
End Sub
Sub ReleaseTrap()
If TrapFlag = True Then
Set cPPTObject.PPTEvent = Nothing
Set cPPTObject = Nothing
TrapFlag = False
End If
End Sub
Sub yoursub()
MsgBox "Your Sub is working"
End Sub
Now run TrapEvents and whenver you will click shape with that text in it your sub will run
Credits to the person who wrote this http://www.officeoneonline.com/eventgen/eventgen.html
I have a sub that is activated from a button on a userform. The basic procedure from the click is
1) Run my sub based off of user inputs
2) Select results sheet
3) Display my results
4) Unload my userform
I've run into a problem because I want to try and put bounds on an user input value and if the user inputs something out of the range a message box will pop up notifying them of the range. I've been able to accomplish this simple task through the use of an if/then loop. After the user exits out of the message box I want to keep the userform displayed along with the original user inputs and allow the user to change their input. But currently after the user clicks 'ok' on the message box, my click sub continues its procedure and unloads my userform and selects my results worksheets. Is there a simple one line code that I can put after my msgbox state to preserve the userform instead of making the user re-enter their values?
EDIT - The general gist of my code is as follows:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
PropertySearch.Search
ActiveSheet.Name = "SearchResult"
Cells(1, 1).Select
Unload ILsearch
End Sub
Sub Search()
If (TextBox1 And TextBox2 <= 8) And (TextBox1 And TextBox2 > 0) Then
'
'Performs my desired function
'
Else: MsgBox ("Database only includes ionic liquids with a maximum of 8 carbons in cation")
End If
I would turn Search into a function which returns true or false if the input is within bounds or not:
Function Search() AS Boolean
If (TextBox1 And TextBox2 <= 8) And (TextBox1 And TextBox2 > 0) Then
Search = True
Else
Search = False
EndIf
End Function
then you just exit the sub if input does not meet your bounds:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
If(Not PropertySearch.Search) Then
MsgBox("your error message here")
Exit Sub
EndIf
' rest of the routine
End Sub
There are about a thousand and one ways around this - the question is what behavior do you want the form to have?
Do you want it to self close after a certain amount of time?
Check out this example of timer 1
Or look into Application.Ontime
Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:10"), "unloadForm"
Where "unloadForm" is a sub in a normal module
Sub unloadForm()
Unload ILsearch
End Sub
Do you want to add a close form button?
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click ()
Unload Me
End Sub
Do you want the user to close the form manually with the red X in the top corner? Simply delete the line with Unload
Do you want to display a modal popup window that freezes Excel until closed and then your form unloads? Try addging MsgBox "Hello" before you unload the form.
And many many many more!
For example, I have several forms that use keyboard events. Escape can clear all fields and hide/unload the form while Enter does the same thing but also write the values to a table, Delete only clears the active control and doesn't hide the form, up and down arrows cycle through forms hiding the current and showing the previous/next while left and right function like tab/shift + tab.