I've never seen excel do this.

But thanks for reporting it back.

Hydra wrote:

For some reason, when I selected the combobox tool and put in the combo box,
the list width property was set to zero, therefore the list was invisible
when I tried to use the box. If I create a new combo box the list width
defaults to zero.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

I don't understand what you mean by the default value for a control being set to
invisible. In a combobox, there is no default choice. So there's nothing to
display.

If you want to select one of the items, check one of the earlier posts. There's
code in there to set the value.

You could do something that would retrieve the first selection from the
combobox, and then allow the user to choose again (and retrieve that) and then
the third...but that sounds nutty to me. Why not just use a listbox?



Hydra wrote:

The thing may have been working all along. The row width was set to zero.
Why would the default value for a control be set to invisible?

Anyway, what I really wanted was a list box with multiselect set to extended.
But, Id like to allow th euser to add to the list, as in a combobox.

Is there something like multiselect for the combobox?

"Hydra" wrote:

AHA!

When I apply the code to the list box,i get what I would expect: A list
showing twelve or so items and a scroll bar to see the rest.

But the combo box appears empty. If I click in the box, there is a blinking
entry cursor where the top row should be, but the combo box does not respond
to any mouse clicks.

However, if I hit the down arrow button then the first entry in the list
appears. If I keep hitting the down arrow button, each successive entry
appears where the first row should be.

?????



"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Try using the other syntax in a brand new test workbook.

Hydra wrote:

A listbox with listbox1.rowsource = "[Impbuilder]!Imp!$d$1:$d$32"

works OK

But if I use listbox1.rowsource = "[Impbuilder]!MajorEvents!$d$1:$d$32"

It thows an error.

The combo box won't work with either one.
Deleted the combobox and put in a new one, same result.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Try this:

msgbox worksheets("Imp").range("d1:d32").address(external :=true)

You'll see that it includes the workbook name, worksheet name and the cell
address.

I'm not sure what full screen is, but if that means it looks like you could fit
32 entries in that area, then I'd look back at the worksheet and check to see
what's in that range. Maybe you're off by a column.

Hydra wrote:

None of them have worked for me.

I get a form with a command button to close the form
I get a control for the combo box, with a cursor in the box, but no data.
the combo box has a scroll bar, but it goes full screen, there being nothing
to scroll to.

What Does ----- address(external:=true) ----Do?

What i really want is

Me.ctrlMajorEventList.RowSource = "'Major Event'!$d$1:$d$32" where major
event is a different sheet.

Does that mean I ahave to define ws as "Major Event" instead of "Imp" which
is the active sheet??

Closing and reopening excel has no effect. I have trid different ranges
with different kinds of data. I cannot assign the row source directly in the
properties table: that throws an error.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Your first line of code worked fine for me:

Me.ctrlMajorEventList.RowSource = "Imp!$d$1:$d$32"

I like this syntax better:
Me.ctrlMajorEventList.RowSource _
= worksheets("Imp").range("d1:d32").address(external :=true)

But that's just my preference--your code worked fine for me.


When you say that the combobox was blank, do you mean the value of the combobox
was blank--or that the dropdown showed nothing (an empty list)?

If you wanted to show a choice in that combobox, you could add:
With Me.ctrlmajorEventList
.RowSource = Worksheets("imp").Range("D1:d32").Address(external :=True)
.ListIndex = 0 'or 0 to 31 (0 based)
End With

But I bet you didn't mean that.

When you use the dropdown arrow, do you see a very short dropdown area--like
there's nothing assigned to the combobox?

Or do you see a dropdown that looks like it would support 32 entries?

If you see the first, then something bad is happening (I don't have a clue).

But if you see the second, I'd check to make sure that D1:D32 on Imp actually
has data in it.

ps. And one more thing to make sure it's not a pc display problem.

If you close excel, then reopen it, then open your workbook and show the
userform, does it appear ok?






Hydra wrote:

I have a user form that contains a combo box.

The rowsource is a named range in Excel. If I put the named range in the
properties box of the combobox on the form, the form and combobox control
appears when called but the combo box is blank.

The row souce is on a different worksheet inthe same workbook from the sheet
that is active when the form is called. I have tried renaming the rowsource
when the form is initialized as follows (Iterations commented out).

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()

Dim ws As Worksheet
Set ws = Worksheets("Imp")
'Me.ctrlMajorEventList.RowSource = "Imp!$d$1:$d$32" (shows blank data
against current weeksheet, where data exists.
'Me.ctrlMajorEventList.RowSource = MajorEventList (shows Blank data, major
eventlist is a rangename)
'Me.ctrlmajorEventList.Rowsource = "''Major events'!b1:b30" ) (Shows blank
data agianst a separte sheet where data exists)

End Sub

Whether I use:
Me.ctrlEventList.RowSource = MajorEventList

or

Me.ctrlEventList.RowSource = "'Major Events'!b1:b30"

I get no error message, but I also get no data showing in the form.

I call the form using:

frmSelectMajorEvent.Show

When it opens, it should initialize itself, right? Or do I need to open the
form and also call the initalize routine to initialize the data source?

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