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Hi,
I created a few comboboxes in my ms excel 2000 spreadsheet and filled them using the VBA commands like: ComboBox3.List = Array("No", "Yes") When I later re-open the spreadsheet, the comboboxes are empty! I have to recompile the code to see the items in the comboboxes. Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it!? Thanks :) |
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The combobox has to know somehow that it has those list items, so mayb
you could place the pice of code in the workbook's open event, o another way is to have the elements in a range and link this range t the combo-box - Manges -- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com |
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hi,
I'm not sure I understand what you mean?? Sorry I haven't used excel much! What's the workbook's open event?? Thanks! :) -----Original Message----- The combobox has to know somehow that it has those list items, so maybe you could place the pice of code in the workbook's open event, or another way is to have the elements in a range and link this range to the combo-box - Mangesh --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ . |
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ok. In that case, do the following. As you said earlier, you have th
vba command ComboBox3.List = Array("No", "Yes"). Name the sub in whic this line is as: Sub Auto_Open() This would be enough. - Manges -- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com |
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Hey Mangesh,
So the VBA code I changed it to: Sub Auto_Open() '... more stuff here ComboBox3.List = Array("No", "Yes") '... more stuff here End Sub But when I reopen the spreadsheet, the comboboxes are still empty?! I entered in the data on another sheet and I used the range (sheet2!a1:a2)... to hold the data. but that combobox is not in the location I want on the spreadsheet, its just a separate userform. :S Help please! :D -----Original Message----- ok. In that case, do the following. As you said earlier, you have the vba command ComboBox3.List = Array("No", "Yes"). Name the sub in which this line is as: Sub Auto_Open() This would be enough. - Mangesh --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ . |
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Workbook_Open is a special procedure that executes when the workbook is
opened (unless the user disables macros or security settings disable macros). You can read about events he http://www.cpearson.com/excel/events.htm Chip Pearson's page on events. These events were introduced in xl97 and are the preferred events. Prior to xl97, there were events such as Auto_Open, Auto_Close and so forth. These are still supported. These older style events go in regular or standard modules, while the newer events go in the special modules ThisWorkbook (for workbook level events) or the related Sheet module if sheet level events. As for comboboxes, if you populate them with code (using additem as an example), then the populated list lasts only as long as the workbook is open. When closed, the items in the list are lost and must be repopulated. This is why it was suggested you do this in the workbook_open or the older equivalent Auto_open events. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "sarah" wrote in message ... hi, I'm not sure I understand what you mean?? Sorry I haven't used excel much! What's the workbook's open event?? Thanks! :) -----Original Message----- The combobox has to know somehow that it has those list items, so maybe you could place the pice of code in the workbook's open event, or another way is to have the elements in a range and link this range to the combo-box - Mangesh --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ . |
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Hey Tom,
Thanks for the info. :) But I'm still not quite understanding how to do this? I just rename the Sub to Auto_Open/Workbook_Open ?? cuz that doesn't seem to be working :S Sorry I'm new to all this! -----Original Message----- Workbook_Open is a special procedure that executes when the workbook is opened (unless the user disables macros or security settings disable macros). You can read about events he http://www.cpearson.com/excel/events.htm Chip Pearson's page on events. These events were introduced in xl97 and are the preferred events. Prior to xl97, there were events such as Auto_Open, Auto_Close and so forth. These are still supported. These older style events go in regular or standard modules, while the newer events go in the special modules ThisWorkbook (for workbook level events) or the related Sheet module if sheet level events. As for comboboxes, if you populate them with code (using additem as an example), then the populated list lasts only as long as the workbook is open. When closed, the items in the list are lost and must be repopulated. This is why it was suggested you do this in the workbook_open or the older equivalent Auto_open events. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "sarah" wrote in message ... hi, I'm not sure I understand what you mean?? Sorry I haven't used excel much! What's the workbook's open event?? Thanks! :) -----Original Message----- The combobox has to know somehow that it has those list items, so maybe you could place the pice of code in the workbook's open event, or another way is to have the elements in a range and link this range to the combo-box - Mangesh --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ . . |
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Hey!
Nevermind I figured it out! Yaaay!... I had the code in the 'Sheet1 module' and it should've been in the ThisWorkbook module.... thanks! -----Original Message----- Hey Tom, Thanks for the info. :) But I'm still not quite understanding how to do this? I just rename the Sub to Auto_Open/Workbook_Open ?? cuz that doesn't seem to be working :S Sorry I'm new to all this! -----Original Message----- Workbook_Open is a special procedure that executes when the workbook is opened (unless the user disables macros or security settings disable macros). You can read about events he http://www.cpearson.com/excel/events.htm Chip Pearson's page on events. These events were introduced in xl97 and are the preferred events. Prior to xl97, there were events such as Auto_Open, Auto_Close and so forth. These are still supported. These older style events go in regular or standard modules, while the newer events go in the special modules ThisWorkbook (for workbook level events) or the related Sheet module if sheet level events. As for comboboxes, if you populate them with code (using additem as an example), then the populated list lasts only as long as the workbook is open. When closed, the items in the list are lost and must be repopulated. This is why it was suggested you do this in the workbook_open or the older equivalent Auto_open events. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "sarah" wrote in message ... hi, I'm not sure I understand what you mean?? Sorry I haven't used excel much! What's the workbook's open event?? Thanks! :) -----Original Message----- The combobox has to know somehow that it has those list items, so maybe you could place the pice of code in the workbook's open event, or another way is to have the elements in a range and link this range to the combo-box - Mangesh --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ . . . |
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