I have a similar question (answered in a 9/17 post) with regard to accessing
tool tips. I'm plotting time series data that occasionally has anomalous
entries, and I want to give the user a chance to look at the chronological
context. I'd like to capture the date of the anomalous entry by
right-clicking on the point and capturing the date of that entry, which is
included in the tool tip when the cursor sits on the point. This brings up 2
questions:

1. How do I capture the date?

2. How do I add a menu item to the contextual menu?

TIA,
Mike

Hello Mike,

I can partially answer your second question. I am going to assume you
are talking about chart data. It would be helpful to know more about
the chart and where on the chart you want to extract information. I
bring this up because a chart has several context menus.

I am providing you with an example of how to add an item to the
context menu for a Cell on a Worksheet. This example will allow you to
call your own macro.


Code:
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Sub AddToContextMenu()

Dim cmdNew As CommandBarButton

Set cmdNew = CommandBars("cell").Controls.Add

With cmdNew
.Caption = "My Procedure" 'This is what shows on the menu
.OnAction = "MyProcedure" 'Name of the macro to execute
.BeginGroup = True
End With

End Sub
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Sub RemoveContextMenuItem()

On Error Resume Next
CommandBars("cell").Controls("My Procedure").Delete

End Sub

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Thanks, Leith, this is very helpful. But I still need to get the first
question answered, to get the date to put in the menu.

Mike

"Leith Ross" wrote:


Hello Mike,

I can partially answer your second question. I am going to assume you
are talking about chart data. It would be helpful to know more about
the chart and where on the chart you want to extract information. I
bring this up because a chart has several context menus.

I am providing you with an example of how to add an item to the
context menu for a Cell on a Worksheet. This example will allow you to
call your own macro.


Code:
--------------------
Sub AddToContextMenu()

Dim cmdNew As CommandBarButton

Set cmdNew = CommandBars("cell").Controls.Add

With cmdNew
.Caption = "My Procedure" 'This is what shows on the menu
.OnAction = "MyProcedure" 'Name of the macro to execute
.BeginGroup = True
End With

End Sub
_________________________________________________

Sub RemoveContextMenuItem()

On Error Resume Next
CommandBars("cell").Controls("My Procedure").Delete

End Sub

--------------------


--
Leith Ross


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