I have a set of linked subs which work like this:
A user types into an ActiveX TextBox
A Change Event in that TextBox calls a sub in a Module
That Module sub drives updating a named range in a sheet
The range value drives updating a table of Excel cells that uses lookup functions based on the range value
The table values are copied and pasted to a another range (to eliminate links to formulas)
That pasted range is put into a ListBox using this (props to Rory for his patience):
ActiveSheet.ListBox1.List = Sheets("Search Criteria Control").Range("G1:G21").Value
The result is that for every character the user types in the TextBox the ListBox is updated.
The problem I have is that the ListBox shrinks a bit with every keystroke in the TextBox referred to in #1 above. Is this normal behavior and I'm misusing ListBoxes, am I doing something wrong or do I need to respecify the dimensions of the ListBox every time it is updated with something like this?
ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("ListBox1").Top = 35
ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("ListBox1").Left = 650
ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("ListBox1").Width = 550
ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("ListBox1").Height = 610
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.
I was having trouble with the same thing. My ActiveX listbox would move around on the sheet and change size for no reason that I could see.
While I did go ahead and develop some code to reset size and coordinates, that wasn't satisfactory since there had to be a mechanism to trigger that code - something I didn't want to burden end-users with.
I found a better answer in another user forum. There's a Listbox Property called IntegralHeight whose default property is True - something to do with screen resolution and optimal display of listbox contents. Simply set that to False. I did that with some ActiveX boxes that were giving me fits, and I was able to disable the "adjustment" code and, so far, so good!
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I have some very (very) basic MS Access knowledge. I'm trying to expand a bit into either VBA or macros as I'd like to put in some conditional visibility for my form. Basically, I have a checkbox. If it's checked, I want three or four more fields to pop up. Someone was able to point me to a basic VBA formula of if (this checkbox) = true then, (fieldx).visible = true, else, (fieldx).visibility = false, end if.
But I'm so new to this that I need more help and explanation. I tried putting it in but couldn't get it to work (no error message, just nothing changed at all).
Specific questions:
-Does this formula seem right?
-If I want multiple fields to be visible, can I combine them into one formula or should I create a new "if" statement for all?
-Where do I enter this code? I'm running the Office 365 version. For all I know, I'm not even putting it in the right place.
-How do I determine the field names to replace the (this checkbox) and (fieldx) in the formula? I tried entering the name I title the fields as, but with the spaces in the name I got an error message, and without the spaces nothing happened. Is there a specific naming convention to turn the field names into formula-appropriate titles? Is the name listed somewhere?
-Once I get the formula entered, is there something I have to do to get it to run/take effect? I tried saving, closing and reopening with no changes.
-Is this the best way to go about this?
If there's anything else you think I should know, I would love to hear it - but please keep in mind I'm very new to this so if you could keep it at "dummy" or ELI5 levels of explanation, I'd appreciate it!
after creating a form with 4 textboxes and a checkbox put the form in design mode (lower right corner has design mode selected, select a textbox and hit property sheet on the ribbon (or f4).
On the property sheet note the visible property. set the visible property to false. Now the textbox will be invisible when the form starts.
Tip you can select all the textboxes at the same time and set their properties all at once.
Every control on the form and even the various parts of the form have properties you can set and play with. For instance you can give any name you want to any control. On the property sheet go to the other tab and set the name property.
Tip: choose a name you you will remember without having to look it up and describes the controls function.
Next select the checkbox (not the checkbox's label). On the property sheet go to the event tab and select the on click event. hit the ellipsis and choose code builder. Access is Event Driven. We want the textboxes to appear when the checkbox is selected so we put that code in the checkbox click event.
after choosing code builder we get the code window where we can browse among all the events for all our forms. for now all you should see is something like:
Private Sub mycheckbox_Click()
End Sub
So insert some code to handle the checkboxes like:
Private Sub mycheckbox_Click()
If mycheckbox = True Then
txtbox1.Visible = True
txtbox2.Visible = True
txtbox3.Visible = True
txtbox4.Visible = True
Else
txtbox1.Visible = False
txtbox2.Visible = False
txtbox3.Visible = False
txtbox4.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
now when the checkbox is not checked no textboxes are visible.
but when the checkbox is checked they appear
I'm new to VBA btw ..
I built a userform with multiple textboxes that return a value based on a combo box selection.
so in the textbox control source property, I can write formulas like "=index( match) and stuff
but can't write something like "=sheet1!b4+sheet1!c7"
and I get "Couldn't set the controlsource property, invalid property value" error
my formulas are more complicated than this of course, (and they work if I type them in a normal cell) .. but it seems that I can't write any calculation sign + - * / into the controlsource property
any idea why ????
That's because the cell is then "connected" to the text box. If you update the text box you are also updating the linked cell on sheet1. But if you are trying to link two cells with =sheet1!b4+sheet1!c7 and afterwards you are changing the value in the textbox then Excel wouldn't know which cell to update. Should only Sheet1B4 get updated or only Sheet1C7? Maybe both cells get 50% of the value?
In short: one text box can have only one control source and thereby link the text box to the referenced cell.
Well I was wondering whether we can somehow create custom looking text boxes that act as an input box and is linked to VBA.
As far as I am aware the standard procedure would entail adding an ActiveX Textbox Control and then using the TextBox1_Change event to add the code as to what needs to happen when the user enters something in to.
Sadly the look of the default textbox isn't matching the way I want by spreadsheet to look. So is there any way to change how it looks or have something replace it while serving the same purpose?
One thing I could think of and have tried is inserting a shape (blue):
Shape http://im52.gulfup.com/qD2F0B.png
I can get the text that is in the shape using VBA by:
InputText = Shapes("Rounded Rectangle 1").TextFrame.Characters.Text
But I don't suppose there is a way to detect a change of shape text event?
Suggestions / Workarounds are welcome!
Thanks
There are limitations on what you can change on an ActiveX TextBox, such as Font/Color/Border/SpecialEffects, but the basic rectangle shape cannot be changed.
However you can make the TextBox transparent by BackStyle property and group it to a shape (bring the TB forward) and still use the TextBox1_Change method for changes.
If you need to access the value in the TextBox somewhere else, a quick way is to use TextBox1.LinkedCell and below to set the value to a cell, or a Named Range.
Private Sub TextBox1_Change()
' Same Sheet as TextBox1
ActiveSheet.Range(TextBox1.LinkedCell).Value = TextBox1.Value
' Or Below for Named Range
ThisWorkbook.Names(TextBox1.LinkedCell).RefersToRange.Value = TextBox1.Value
End Sub
I have an Excel2010 VBA userform that has one comboBox, from which the user should be able to select a currently-open Excel Workbook. The USERFORM_Initialize subroutine contains (among other things) :
cbWorkbook.Clear
cbWorkbook.Visible = True
For Each wb In Workbooks
cbWorkbook.AddItem wb.name
Next wb
I have set a breakpoint at this code, and am able to step through it; in the present situation there are four open workbooks, and the "for each" is iterated four times, as appropriate. And I can see that wb.name contains the values that I want.
However, when the form displays and the dropbox arrow is clicked, the "list" is empty. It looks like there is room for one item, and that item is blank. (I believe this is typical of an empty dropdown box.)
Select attributes for the combobox are:
Autosize=False; AutoTab=false; Enabled=True; DropButtonStyle=1-fmDropButtonStyleArrow;
Height=18; ListRows=8; ListStyle=0; Locked=False; ShowOptionWhen=2; SpecialEffect=2; Style=0; Visible=True. At the time of execution, cbWorkbook.listCount = 4
This is in development, and it did appear to work as expected yesterday, but now seems to never work. Any ideas where I might be going wrong?
EDIT: I found the solution to this: I had inadvertantly duplicated another combo box over the top of cbWorksheet, effectively hiding it. The control I was seeing was empty, while the control I wanted was overlaid. Deletion of the rogue control box solved the issues.
My apologies; this should have been the first thing I sought.
I found the solution to this: I had inadvertantly duplicated another combo box over the top of cbWorksheet, effectively hiding it. The control I was seeing was empty, while the control I wanted was overlaid. Deletion of the rogue control box solved the issues.
My apologies; this should have been the first thing I sought.
With ComboBox1
.AddItem "This"
.AddItem "Is"
.AddItem "A"
.AddItem "Test"
End With
or if you want to fill it with Range data:
ActiveSheet.Shapes("ComboBox1").Select
Selection.ListFillRange = "k1:k10"
PS - submit your file for review; it should be easier to look at!
Code in Form onLoad:
country_combo.RowSourceType = "Value List"
Code in a reset function:
Dim lListIndex As Long
With Me.country_combo
For lListIndex = .ListCount - 1 To 0 Step -1
.RemoveItem (lListIndex)
Next lListIndex<br/>
End With
Code to populate country combo:
*For n = 1 To numCountries*
*countryCombo.AddItem (countryRS.Fields("countryName"))*
*countryRS.MoveNext*
*Next n*
I'm having a problem that occurs AFTER the code to populate the country combobox runs. The values are there as I can run Debug.Print(countryCombo.Value) and it prints out the name of the selected country, but I can't see the values in the combobox at all. They're invisible, and as far as I know there is no visiblity property for specific items, unless I'm completely mistaken.
comboBoxError.png http://img110.imageshack.us/my.php?image=comboboxerror.png
I think you should probably use Access's GUI tools to do what you're looking for. In design mode, click on the field you are trying to populate, then click the "lookup" tab. You can then specify a table to populate the field with and your forms should automaticly update as well.
I've also seen what you describe here - as far as I can tell, it's a bug within Access (I was using 2007) that only occurs when you programatically mess with the contents of a combo box. It does not happen every time. The issue corrects itself if you highlight the text that is in the combo box.
I am experiencing a similar issue with Access 2003. Based on the selection of one combo box, the row source of a listbox is set to an SQL string Basically a SELECT DISTINCT [MyField_Selected] FROM MyTable. For some fields the values are visible in the list box and others it is not. The values are there however as I can access them via code. To make it more interesting it works fine in Access 2007.
Just found the resolution on another forum. Check the format property of the field(s) in question on the table. In my case, when Access 2007 created the table, it put an # format in there. I removed that and all works great!