Me.Controls(str).Value = True


BTW you cannot set a checbox value to 10, just True or False.

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RP
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"Aran" wrote in message
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Hello
I have a question about strings
How do i make the value runnable
ex.
str = "checkbox1"
and i like to use the string instead of the name checkbox1
and do this
checkbox1.value = 10

or if the string contain a name of a funktion how to run that with the
string

i hope you understand my question
thanks