Use this if you are sure that the controltool box button is on the active sheet when you open the workbook
ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("CommandButton1").Enabled = False
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"eighthman11" wrote in message ups.com...
Quick simple question. I want to disable a command button when my
excel spreadsheet is opened. I've tried the following code. It does
not work.
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
ActiveSheet.Buttons("CommandButton1").Enabled = False
ActiveSheet.Buttons("CommandButton2").Enabled = False
End Sub
any help appreciated.