Dear All,

Is it possible to make the Name Box wider ?

Filip

You'd have to use a macro to do (this except in Excel 2007):

''From Chip Pearson's site
Public Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" _
(ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Public Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" _
(ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, _
ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long

Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal Wparam As Long, Lparam As Any) As Long

Sub WidenNameBoxDropDown()
Dim Res As Long
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
Const CB_SETDROPPEDWIDTH = &H160
Dim cWidth As Integer
cWidth = 200
Res = SendMessage( _
FindWindowEx( _
FindWindowEx( _
FindWindow("XLMAIN", Application.Caption) _
, 0, "EXCEL;", vbNullString) _
, 0, "combobox", vbNullString), _
CB_SETDROPPEDWIDTH, cWidth, 0)
End If
End Sub


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Jim
"Filips Benoit" wrote in message
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Dear All,

Is it possible to make the Name Box wider ?

Filip

Works ok.

Is it also possible to make the list larger - about 25 items - so the user
doen't have to scroll ?

Thanks,

Filip


"Jim Rech" wrote in message
...
You'd have to use a macro to do (this except in Excel 2007):

''From Chip Pearson's site
Public Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" _
(ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Public Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" _
(ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, _
ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long

Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal Wparam As Long, Lparam As Any) As Long

Sub WidenNameBoxDropDown()
Dim Res As Long
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
Const CB_SETDROPPEDWIDTH = &H160
Dim cWidth As Integer
cWidth = 200
Res = SendMessage( _
FindWindowEx( _
FindWindowEx( _
FindWindow("XLMAIN", Application.Caption) _
, 0, "EXCEL;", vbNullString) _
, 0, "combobox", vbNullString), _
CB_SETDROPPEDWIDTH, cWidth, 0)
End If
End Sub


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Jim
"Filips Benoit" wrote in message
...
Dear All,

Is it possible to make the Name Box wider ?

Filip

I don't believe that is possible.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
www.cpearson.com
(email address is on the web site)

"Filips Benoit" wrote in message
...
Works ok.

Is it also possible to make the list larger - about 25 items - so the user
doen't have to scroll ?

Thanks,

Filip


"Jim Rech" wrote in message
...
You'd have to use a macro to do (this except in Excel 2007):

''From Chip Pearson's site
Public Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" _
(ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Public Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" _
(ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, _
ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long

Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal Wparam As Long, Lparam As Any) As Long

Sub WidenNameBoxDropDown()
Dim Res As Long
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
Const CB_SETDROPPEDWIDTH = &H160
Dim cWidth As Integer
cWidth = 200
Res = SendMessage( _
FindWindowEx( _
FindWindowEx( _
FindWindow("XLMAIN", Application.Caption) _
, 0, "EXCEL;", vbNullString) _
, 0, "combobox", vbNullString), _
CB_SETDROPPEDWIDTH, cWidth, 0)
End If
End Sub


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Jim
"Filips Benoit" wrote in message
...
Dear All,

Is it possible to make the Name Box wider ?

Filip

Hi Filips,

' Adjust the name box on the longest name:
Private Declare Function FindWindowA& Lib "user32" _
(ByVal lpClassName$, ByVal lpWindowName$)
Private Declare Function FindWindowExA& Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hWnd1&, ByVal hWnd2&, ByVal lpsz1$, ByVal lpsz2$)
Private Declare Function GetWindowDC& Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd&)
Private Declare Function GetTextExtentPoint32A& Lib _
"gdi32" (ByVal hDC&, ByVal lpsz$, ByVal cbString& _
, lpSize As POINTAPI)
Private Declare Function SendMessageA& Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd&, ByVal wMsg&, ByVal wParam&, ByVal lParam&)
Private Type POINTAPI
x As Long
y As Long
End Type

' Modify the number of items
Private Declare Function GetClientRect& Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd&, lpRect As RECT)
Private Declare Function MoveWindow& Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd&, ByVal x&, ByVal y&, ByVal nWidth& _
, ByVal nHeight&, ByVal bRepaint&)
Private Type RECT
Left As Long
Top As Long
Right As Long
Bottom As Long
End Type

Sub AdjustComboNames()
If ActiveWorkbook.Names.Count = 0 Then Exit Sub
Dim hwnd&, iName$, i%, hDC&, Txt As POINTAPI, MaxLen&
hwnd = FindWindowA(vbNullString, Application.Caption)
hwnd = FindWindowExA(hwnd, ByVal 0&, "EXCEL;", vbNullString)
hwnd = FindWindowExA(hwnd, ByVal 0&, "ComboBox", vbNullString)
hDC = GetWindowDC(hwnd)
For i = 1 To ActiveWorkbook.Names.Count
iName = ActiveWorkbook.Names(i).Name
GetTextExtentPoint32A hDC, iName, Len(iName), Txt
If Txt.x MaxLen Then MaxLen = Txt.x
Next i
' Adjust the width on the longest name
SendMessageA hwnd, &H160, MaxLen, 0
' Make the list larger (25 items)
Dim Nb As Byte: Nb = 25
Dim R As RECT: GetClientRect hwnd, R
With R
R.Bottom = Txt.y * (Nb + 2)
MoveWindow hwnd, .Left, .Top, .Right - .Left, (.Bottom - .Top), 1
End With
End Sub

Regards,
MP

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Dear All,

Is it possible to make the Name Box wider ?

Filip