Excel 2003
On my UserForm I have several CommandButtons.
In my code, I want to refer to a selected or active one as a variable,
rather than by it's name, say CommandButton4.
So I store it's name:-
Worksheets("MyVariables").Range("A4")=UserForm1.Ac tiveControl.Name (which
works ok)
and instead of UserForm1.CommandButton4.BackColor = .................
I would like to do:-
UserForm1.Worksheets("MyVariables").Range("A4").Ba ckColor =
..................
which doesn't work, as the synyax or method is wrong.
Can it be done and if so how.

Put a CommandButton on a Userform, paste the following into the form code.
Ensure the activeworkbook has a sheet named "Sheet1" (the sheet doesn't need
to be active). Press F5 to run the form.

Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
Dim sCtrName As String
Dim nClr As Long
With ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")

.Range("A4").Value = "CommandButton1"
.Range("B4").Value = RGB(123, 234, 56)

'''maybe a system colour
'.Range("B4").Value = vbInactiveTitleBar

sCtrName = .Range("A4").Value
nClr = .Range("B4").Value
End With

Me.Controls(sCtrName).BackColor = nClr

End Sub

Regards,
Peter T

"donwb" wrote in message
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Excel 2003
On my UserForm I have several CommandButtons.
In my code, I want to refer to a selected or active one as a variable,
rather than by it's name, say CommandButton4.
So I store it's name:-
Worksheets("MyVariables").Range("A4")=UserForm1.Ac tiveControl.Name (which
works ok)
and instead of UserForm1.CommandButton4.BackColor = .................
I would like to do:-
UserForm1.Worksheets("MyVariables").Range("A4").Ba ckColor =
.................
which doesn't work, as the synyax or method is wrong.
Can it be done and if so how.

Many thanks Peter T.
Tat worked.
donwb

"Peter T" <peter_t@discussions wrote in message
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Put a CommandButton on a Userform, paste the following into the form code.
Ensure the activeworkbook has a sheet named "Sheet1" (the sheet doesn't
need to be active). Press F5 to run the form.

Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
Dim sCtrName As String
Dim nClr As Long
With ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")

.Range("A4").Value = "CommandButton1"
.Range("B4").Value = RGB(123, 234, 56)

'''maybe a system colour
'.Range("B4").Value = vbInactiveTitleBar

sCtrName = .Range("A4").Value
nClr = .Range("B4").Value
End With

Me.Controls(sCtrName).BackColor = nClr

End Sub

Regards,
Peter T

"donwb" wrote in message
...
Excel 2003
On my UserForm I have several CommandButtons.
In my code, I want to refer to a selected or active one as a variable,
rather than by it's name, say CommandButton4.
So I store it's name:-
Worksheets("MyVariables").Range("A4")=UserForm1.Ac tiveControl.Name (which
works ok)
and instead of UserForm1.CommandButton4.BackColor = .................
I would like to do:-
UserForm1.Worksheets("MyVariables").Range("A4").Ba ckColor =
.................
which doesn't work, as the synyax or method is wrong.
Can it be done and if so how.