I have been using VB in excel to create user forms. I then have a "button"
that calls the sub "runform1" and the form opens to use. I thought I would
try controls right in the spreadsheet in place of the userform. I did this
using the controls toolbox toolbar. The controls worked fine with one
exception. I cannot enable or disable control buttons as I could with the
user form. Typially I like to enable or disable control buttons depending on
what the user is doing at that time.

Any suggestions? Can control buttons be enabled and disabled using controls
right in the spreadsheet?

Thank you,
Tom

activesheet.oleobjects("CommandButton1").enabled=f alse


--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"stinson" wrote in message
...
I have been using VB in excel to create user forms. I then have a "button"
that calls the sub "runform1" and the form opens to use. I thought I
would
try controls right in the spreadsheet in place of the userform. I did
this
using the controls toolbox toolbar. The controls worked fine with one
exception. I cannot enable or disable control buttons as I could with the
user form. Typially I like to enable or disable control buttons depending
on
what the user is doing at that time.

Any suggestions? Can control buttons be enabled and disabled using
controls
right in the spreadsheet?

Thank you,
Tom

Bob,

I tried the code that you suggested and get a run time error, unable to get
the OLEObjects property of the worksheet class. I think the code is pretty
much what I need, just some small aspect isn't right. I haven't had time to
try to figure out what's wrong. I will try the excel help and see what I can
figure out tonight.

Thanks again,
Tom



"Bob Phillips" wrote:

activesheet.oleobjects("CommandButton1").enabled=f alse


--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"stinson" wrote in message
...
I have been using VB in excel to create user forms. I then have a "button"
that calls the sub "runform1" and the form opens to use. I thought I
would
try controls right in the spreadsheet in place of the userform. I did
this
using the controls toolbox toolbar. The controls worked fine with one
exception. I cannot enable or disable control buttons as I could with the
user form. Typially I like to enable or disable control buttons depending
on
what the user is doing at that time.

Any suggestions? Can control buttons be enabled and disabled using
controls
right in the spreadsheet?

Thank you,
Tom

Maybe its forms buttons

activesheet.buttons("Button 1").enabled=false


--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"stinson" wrote in message
...
Bob,

I tried the code that you suggested and get a run time error, unable to
get
the OLEObjects property of the worksheet class. I think the code is
pretty
much what I need, just some small aspect isn't right. I haven't had time
to
try to figure out what's wrong. I will try the excel help and see what I
can
figure out tonight.

Thanks again,
Tom



"Bob Phillips" wrote:

activesheet.oleobjects("CommandButton1").enabled=f alse


--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
addy)

"stinson" wrote in message
...
I have been using VB in excel to create user forms. I then have a
"button"
that calls the sub "runform1" and the form opens to use. I thought I
would
try controls right in the spreadsheet in place of the userform. I did
this
using the controls toolbox toolbar. The controls worked fine with one
exception. I cannot enable or disable control buttons as I could with
the
user form. Typially I like to enable or disable control buttons
depending
on
what the user is doing at that time.

Any suggestions? Can control buttons be enabled and disabled using
controls
right in the spreadsheet?

Thank you,
Tom