I have a userform that contains a lot of objects.I am trying to widen some of the textboxs depending on text lenght and upon exit return textbox to it's original size.My problem is when i change the width,textbox next to it stays on front.I tried to find something on object properties that would help but nothing worked.Thanks for the help beforehand.
You need to change the Z order:
Textbox1.ZOrder msoBringToFront
for example.
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Apologies for not showing my code but after much trial and error I'm thinking the issue I describe could possibly be a textbox property issue rather than coding error or ommission. The code itself works as it should but there is a phenomenom which frustratingly persists.
On a wsheet amongst a number of ActiveX controls I have a textbox and 2 images. They are used for a search function. As you would expect the textbox is for user entry and the images are for 'run search' and 'erase search'. I set the search text as a string.
My issue is when hitting either 'run search' OR 'erase search' the textbox momentarily shows the previous text string. I have set this previous string to "" all over but without success.
This is best observed when setting a search text which will knowingly fail.
The sequence is...
1) Enter 'XXXX' to search
2) Hit 'run search'
3) Search code executes
4) Prior to textbox narrative returning "XXXX not found" it momentarily shows the previous entry, say "AAAA", before returning the correct result.
How can this be prevented?
EDIT
With no response I posted this on Jon Peltier's site at https://peltiertech.com/forms-controls-and-activex-controls-in-excel/#comment-1481602
Kindly he tested and concluded "It looks like an ActiveX thing, and I guess you’re stuck with it."
From tests this phenomenon occurs even when selecting any cell, not only the image controls. In other words it is triggered as soon as the textbox loses focus. Arguably, because it is a momentary change it does not seem possible to trap the text.
I was experiencing a similar problem and raised a question myself, but managed to have more luck in getting some responses, see:
After setting ActiveX textbox to empty value, previous text briefly appears in box before disappearing again
Through the help of the responders I was able to create a work around using Application.SendKeys. Possibly one of the answers might be able to help you in getting around this issue.
For me personally Application.SendKeys was required as this overwrote the value in the text box and refreshed it meaning the previous value was no longer present. For completeness here is a snippet of the code I used:
'Select text box to update
Sheet1.userName.Activate
DoEvents
'Replace value with ""
Sheet1.userName.Application.SendKeys ("")
'Copy above for other textboxes on sheet
Sheet1.emailAddr.Activate
DoEvents
Sheet1.emailAddr.Application.SendKeys ("")
'Change text box currently active to force change values to take place
Sheet1.userName.Activate
I am selecting my text boxes one at a time then using SendKeys("") as a way to emulate the user deleting the current field in the box, after that I switch back to another text box as this is needed to force the refresh of the value.
Being able to force the text boxes to be blank after I was done with the values meant that there were no previous values that could inadvertently appear later on.
Thank you Skenworthy for your suggestion. Over time I kept returning to my issue but without success however your code has formed the basis of a solution.
I only had 1 textbox used as a search input plus 2 buttons, 1 to begin search and the other to clear.
My solution was to create a hidden dummy textbox and each time I wished to make a comment in the search textbox I would use sendkeys to the dummy box. However that was not the final code. Switching focus between the 3 controls became too complex given the type of potential user errors that could be made. So I abandoned the Begin search button relying instead on the Enterkey and the Clear search button.
Now each time I need to return a response message I use the code below immediately prior to clear the search textbox. It has consistently worked without flaw. So, a long time coming, my specific solution seems so simple in hindsight but thank you again for the pointer.
Sub RemovePrevText()
''' use dummy txtbox to clear old message from SearchInput
With Sheets(1)
.txtDummy.Activate
DoEvents
.txtDummy.Application.SendKeys ("")
End With
End Sub
I am sure someone else has asked this, but I can't find a post with an answer that fits my situation. I am trying to fill and excel sheet from a userform. The first cell will be filled with one of several choices that are available. Each choice is allotted its own checkbox. This is due to the format of the paper form that my database is based off of. The picture shows the separate checkboxes. How would I go about this? And is it possible to ensure that only one checkbox is used at a time?
Any assistance will be appreciated.
Please disregard this question. I found a simple stacked method of achieving my goal here. I used this example I found on a forum and tried stacking more than one. It worked, but only one can be checked at a time to create a record.
If "X" = True Then
Sheets("Y").Cells(emptyRow, 1).Value = ("Z")
End If
X = Checkbox Name
Y = Destination Sheet
Z = Checkbox Caption (or other desired caption)
If more than one is checked, the form will spit out the following error:
"Run-Time Error '9':
Subscript out of range."
I have Userform in Excel.
The first tab of the multipage has a variable called Staffwage_TextBox. Someone is expected to enter a value.
I want to retrieve this value and make it appear on the next multipage in a TextBox called staffwage.
I have this code so far:
Private Sub staffwage_Change()
Dim trial As String
Staffwage_TextBox.Characters.Text
staffwage = Staffwage_TextBox.Value
trial = Staffwage_TextBox.Characters.Text
End Sub
Any help would be appreciated,
Thank you :)
If I got you right, You have a multipage and tab 1 and 2 hold a textbox and if something is entered in the first textbox, you want it to appear also in the second one.
First things first: Elements within the multipage are treated like there is no multipage. So it doesn't matter where they are.
While I'm confused by: ...a variable called Staffwage_TextBox.... I'm sure that is an object.
To make it as easy as possible I will use different names.
I created a multipage and added a textbox at both pages. Named TextBox1 (at page 1) and TextBox2 (at page 2). Now I double click TextBox1 and get moved to the sub for a change event (looks like you are at this point). Now I simply put in there:
TextBox2.Value = TextBox1.Value
And that is all. If i now put anything in the first text box, then the second one will have the same text. (Only works in that direction)
Good Morning!
I started off by reading this :
http://www.andypope.info/vba/resizeform.htm
And while this was very informative, I was wondering if someone one would be able to point me in the right direction to help being able to solve my inquiry. I want to dynamically set height & width values of a userform depending on what multipage selected (presumably by click event). Would it be something like this?
Sub pageX_click
height.value = 23
width.value = 50
End Sub
I assume it might be more complicated than that, but if someone would be willing to point me in the right direction I can tinker till i find the correct solution.
Other question- due to the differing sizes, would I need to statically set which pages is opened each time? That way i dont get random size issues/errors?
Here is the solution- it was literally as simple as I thought
Private Sub MultiPage1_Change()
If MultiPage1.Value = 0 Then
ToolBoxForm.Height = 560.25
ToolBoxForm.Width = 652.5
End If
'lather, rinse, repeat for each page
End Sub
So I'm using VBA UserForm in Excel to capture values. Problem is that after assigning value to ActiveCell and after value initially appearing in cell, The value disappears when I Close TextBox. I Think I Understand why this happens, just Don't know how to preserve value after closing TextBox. Thanks in Advance.
Paul L
Thanks astander
Thanks for responding but i figured out how to avoid problem . A solution is to avoid having to close TextBox indefinately. Doing this by using modal parameter of Show method as shown below
UserForm1.Show (vbModeless)
Not most elegant solution maybe but it works for now. Anyway I am still at Tinkering stage of working with VBA. Trying to teach myself using book and online resources.Thanks again
Paul L
Is your textbox bound to a cell? If so, just avoiud that and drop the textbox value into the cell manually.
I found the easiest way to do this is with variables. Eg
Sub textmove()
Dim textdata
textdata = txtbox.text
Range("A1").value = textdata
End Sub
Not sure if this helps, but I have always found it easier to do this in two stages (get the data, then assign the data to a cell). Im sure there is a more correct and efficient way to do it, however this has never failed me!