Hi,

I have some VBA code which opens up a .txt file, hacks the formatting
around a bit deleting superfluous stuff, and leaves the user with a
nice neat database.

I recorded the following code to add a command button to the
worksheet, with the intention of adding some further code behind the
button.

Sub AddButton

ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93, _
Height:=22.5).Select
Range("a1").Select

End Sub

When I test this by playing it back in the VBA window, it halts with
the error message "Can't enter break mode at this time", Continue End
Help and the usual Debug button is greyed out.
If I select 'End', the button appears on the worksheet in Edit Mode,
but I can't procede with any more code in the subroutine

First of all can someone tell me what's wrong with the code, and then
secondly, assuming I can succesfully place a button on the worksheet,
how can I add some code programatically to the button object - or
indeed any other control?

Usual TIA




__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

This works for me

Sub AddButton()
Dim oWs As Worksheet
Dim oOLE As OLEObject

Set oWs = ActiveSheet

Set oOLE =
ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93, Height:=22.5)

With oOLE
.Object.Caption = "Run myMacro"
.Name = "myMacro"
End With

With ThisWorkbook.VBProject.VBComponents(oWs.CodeName). CodeModule
.InsertLines .CreateEventProc("Click", oOLE.Name) + 1, _
vbTab & "If Range(""A1"").Value 0 Then " & vbCrLf & _
vbTab & vbTab & "Msgbox ""Hi""" & vbCrLf & _
vbTab & "End If"

End With

End Sub


--
HTH

Bob Phillips

"Richard Buttrey" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

I have some VBA code which opens up a .txt file, hacks the formatting
around a bit deleting superfluous stuff, and leaves the user with a
nice neat database.

I recorded the following code to add a command button to the
worksheet, with the intention of adding some further code behind the
button.

Sub AddButton

ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93, _
Height:=22.5).Select
Range("a1").Select

End Sub

When I test this by playing it back in the VBA window, it halts with
the error message "Can't enter break mode at this time", Continue End
Help and the usual Debug button is greyed out.
If I select 'End', the button appears on the worksheet in Edit Mode,
but I can't procede with any more code in the subroutine

First of all can someone tell me what's wrong with the code, and then
secondly, assuming I can succesfully place a button on the worksheet,
how can I add some code programatically to the button object - or
indeed any other control?

Usual TIA




__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

use a "Forms" command button instead of teh ActiveX version
This code adds a button, gives it a caption and assigns th ecode to run


Sub AddFormsButton()
' AddFormsButton
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set ws = ActiveSheet
ws.Buttons.Add(94.5, 11.25, 109.5, 30.75).Select
With Selection
.OnAction = "MyProcedure"
.Characters.Text = "Show a message"
End With
End Sub
Private Sub MyProcedure()
msbox "ok"
End Sub


"Richard Buttrey" wrote:

Hi,

I have some VBA code which opens up a .txt file, hacks the formatting
around a bit deleting superfluous stuff, and leaves the user with a
nice neat database.

I recorded the following code to add a command button to the
worksheet, with the intention of adding some further code behind the
button.

Sub AddButton

ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93, _
Height:=22.5).Select
Range("a1").Select

End Sub

When I test this by playing it back in the VBA window, it halts with
the error message "Can't enter break mode at this time", Continue End
Help and the usual Debug button is greyed out.
If I select 'End', the button appears on the worksheet in Edit Mode,
but I can't procede with any more code in the subroutine

First of all can someone tell me what's wrong with the code, and then
secondly, assuming I can succesfully place a button on the worksheet,
how can I add some code programatically to the button object - or
indeed any other control?

Usual TIA




__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

This may be irrelevant, but I have run in to the same error message and
found I needed to write the code in VB Editor, but test it from another
location (Excel). I never bothered to figure out why, just dealt with it.

"Richard Buttrey" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

I have some VBA code which opens up a .txt file, hacks the formatting
around a bit deleting superfluous stuff, and leaves the user with a
nice neat database.

I recorded the following code to add a command button to the
worksheet, with the intention of adding some further code behind the
button.

Sub AddButton

ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93, _
Height:=22.5).Select
Range("a1").Select

End Sub

When I test this by playing it back in the VBA window, it halts with
the error message "Can't enter break mode at this time", Continue End
Help and the usual Debug button is greyed out.
If I select 'End', the button appears on the worksheet in Edit Mode,
but I can't procede with any more code in the subroutine

First of all can someone tell me what's wrong with the code, and then
secondly, assuming I can succesfully place a button on the worksheet,
how can I add some code programatically to the button object - or
indeed any other control?

Usual TIA




__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

Thanks Patrick,

If I wanted say a ListBox (with pre-determined values), instead of a
Button, how would the code alter?



Regards



On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 05:30:02 -0700, "Patrick Molloy"
wrote:

use a "Forms" command button instead of teh ActiveX version
This code adds a button, gives it a caption and assigns th ecode to run


Sub AddFormsButton()
' AddFormsButton
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set ws = ActiveSheet
ws.Buttons.Add(94.5, 11.25, 109.5, 30.75).Select
With Selection
.OnAction = "MyProcedure"
.Characters.Text = "Show a message"
End With
End Sub
Private Sub MyProcedure()
msbox "ok"
End Sub


"Richard Buttrey" wrote:

Hi,

I have some VBA code which opens up a .txt file, hacks the formatting
around a bit deleting superfluous stuff, and leaves the user with a
nice neat database.

I recorded the following code to add a command button to the
worksheet, with the intention of adding some further code behind the
button.

Sub AddButton

ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93, _
Height:=22.5).Select
Range("a1").Select

End Sub

When I test this by playing it back in the VBA window, it halts with
the error message "Can't enter break mode at this time", Continue End
Help and the usual Debug button is greyed out.
If I select 'End', the button appears on the worksheet in Edit Mode,
but I can't procede with any more code in the subroutine

First of all can someone tell me what's wrong with the code, and then
secondly, assuming I can succesfully place a button on the worksheet,
how can I add some code programatically to the button object - or
indeed any other control?

Usual TIA




__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________


__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

Are yhou using Excel 97?

XL97: "Can't Enter Break Mode" Stepping Through a Macro
http://support.microsoft.com/s*uppor...Q155/0/51.a*sp


--
HTH

Bob Phillips

"William Benson" wrote in message
...
This may be irrelevant, but I have run in to the same error message and
found I needed to write the code in VB Editor, but test it from another
location (Excel). I never bothered to figure out why, just dealt with it.

"Richard Buttrey" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

I have some VBA code which opens up a .txt file, hacks the formatting
around a bit deleting superfluous stuff, and leaves the user with a
nice neat database.

I recorded the following code to add a command button to the
worksheet, with the intention of adding some further code behind the
button.

Sub AddButton

ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93, _
Height:=22.5).Select
Range("a1").Select

End Sub

When I test this by playing it back in the VBA window, it halts with
the error message "Can't enter break mode at this time", Continue End
Help and the usual Debug button is greyed out.
If I select 'End', the button appears on the worksheet in Edit Mode,
but I can't procede with any more code in the subroutine

First of all can someone tell me what's wrong with the code, and then
secondly, assuming I can succesfully place a button on the worksheet,
how can I add some code programatically to the button object - or
indeed any other control?

Usual TIA




__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 15:57:50 +0100, "Bob Phillips"
wrote:

Are yhou using Excel 97?

XL97: "Can't Enter Break Mode" Stepping Through a Macro
http://support.microsoft.com/s*uppor...Q155/0/51.a*sp


No - Excel 2002 - SP3

Regards
__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

I think that MS hasn't updated the page to include newer versions.

Richard Buttrey wrote:

On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 15:57:50 +0100, "Bob Phillips"
wrote:

Are yhou using Excel 97?

XL97: "Can't Enter Break Mode" Stepping Through a Macro
http://support.microsoft.com/s*uppor...Q155/0/51.a*sp

No - Excel 2002 - SP3

Regards
__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

--

Dave Peterson

the page link does not work for me Bob, can you test it once more? maybe a
problem with my IE.

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
...
Are yhou using Excel 97?

XL97: "Can't Enter Break Mode" Stepping Through a Macro
http://support.microsoft.com/s*uppor...Q155/0/51.a*sp


--
HTH

Bob Phillips

"William Benson" wrote in message
...
This may be irrelevant, but I have run in to the same error message and
found I needed to write the code in VB Editor, but test it from another
location (Excel). I never bothered to figure out why, just dealt with it.

"Richard Buttrey" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

I have some VBA code which opens up a .txt file, hacks the formatting
around a bit deleting superfluous stuff, and leaves the user with a
nice neat database.

I recorded the following code to add a command button to the
worksheet, with the intention of adding some further code behind the
button.

Sub AddButton

ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93, _
Height:=22.5).Select
Range("a1").Select

End Sub

When I test this by playing it back in the VBA window, it halts with
the error message "Can't enter break mode at this time", Continue End
Help and the usual Debug button is greyed out.
If I select 'End', the button appears on the worksheet in Edit Mode,
but I can't procede with any more code in the subroutine

First of all can someone tell me what's wrong with the code, and then
secondly, assuming I can succesfully place a button on the worksheet,
how can I add some code programatically to the button object - or
indeed any other control?

Usual TIA




__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________

No it is the perennial Google problem.

Try this version http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q155051/

--
HTH

Bob Phillips

"William Benson" wrote in message
...
the page link does not work for me Bob, can you test it once more? maybe a
problem with my IE.

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
...
Are yhou using Excel 97?

XL97: "Can't Enter Break Mode" Stepping Through a Macro
http://support.microsoft.com/s*uppor...Q155/0/51.a*sp


--
HTH

Bob Phillips

"William Benson" wrote in message
...
This may be irrelevant, but I have run in to the same error message and
found I needed to write the code in VB Editor, but test it from another
location (Excel). I never bothered to figure out why, just dealt with
it.

"Richard Buttrey" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

I have some VBA code which opens up a .txt file, hacks the formatting
around a bit deleting superfluous stuff, and leaves the user with a
nice neat database.

I recorded the following code to add a command button to the
worksheet, with the intention of adding some further code behind the
button.

Sub AddButton

ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.Comma ndButton.1", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=237.75, Top:=21, Width:=93,
_
Height:=22.5).Select
Range("a1").Select

End Sub

When I test this by playing it back in the VBA window, it halts with
the error message "Can't enter break mode at this time", Continue End
Help and the usual Debug button is greyed out.
If I select 'End', the button appears on the worksheet in Edit Mode,
but I can't procede with any more code in the subroutine

First of all can someone tell me what's wrong with the code, and then
secondly, assuming I can succesfully place a button on the worksheet,
how can I add some code programatically to the button object - or
indeed any other control?

Usual TIA




__
Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
__________________________