The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
- Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, it is possible to create a dynamic list or a list in a
custom dialog box that changes based on some control chosen in the dialog
box, such as a button. The following example shows how you can change the
list that is displayed in a custom dialog box while the dialog box is still
displayed.
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In this example, the dialog box that you create displays an empty list
(List Box control) when you first run the dialog box. When you choose the
List One button, a list of different kinds of fruit is displayed in the
dialog box. When you choose the List Two button, a list of colors appears
in the dialog box.
To Create the Custom Dialog Box
- To add a new dialog sheet to your workbook, choose Macro from the Insert
menu, and then choose Dialog.
- Use the Forms toolbar to add a list box and two buttons to your dialog
box.
- Type the text you want to appear on the custom buttons, such as "List
One" and "List Two" (without the quotation marks).
- Select the list box. In the Name box, type "List" (without the quotation
marks), and press ENTER.
- Select one of the custom buttons (not OK or Cancel), and choose Object
from the Format menu. In the Format Object dialog box, select the
Control tab. Select the Dismiss check box, and then choose OK.
- Repeat Step 4 with the second custom button.
To Enter Data on the Worksheet
- On a worksheet in the workbook, enter the two different lists that you
want displayed in the dialog box. For example, enter the following on
Sheet1:
A1: Apple B1: Red
A2: Orange B2: White
A3: Banana B3: Blue
A4: Pear B4: Green
A5: Grapes B5: Yellow
To Create a Procedure to Run the Dialog Box
- Insert a new module sheet in your workbook by choosing Macro from the
Insert menu, and then choosing Module.
- In the new module, enter the following:
' Dimension variables.
Dim chosen As Integer, selected As Integer, MyList As Object
Dim ListOneRange As String, ListTwoRange As String
Sub Main()
' Set value of variable 'chosen' to 1.
chosen = 1
' Assign value of variable 'MyList' to listbox in dialog box.
Set MyList = Application.DialogSheets("Dialog1").ListBoxes("List")
' Define variable 'ListOneRange' as the cell range
' that contains your first list on the worksheet.
ListOneRange = "Sheet1!$A$1:$A$5"
' Define variable 'ListTwoRange' as the cell range
' that contains your second list on the worksheet.
ListTwoRange = "Sheet1!$B$1:$B$5"
' Initialize the list displayed in dialog box to be empty.
MyList.ListFillRange = ""
' Loop to display the dialog box.
' Loop displays the dialog box until it is canceled.
While chosen > 0
show:
' Display the dialog box.
DialogSheets("Dialog1").show
' If the value of 'chosen' is 1, the List One button was
' chosen.
If chosen = 1 Then
' Set range to first list on worksheet
' and display dialog box again.
MyList.ListFillRange = ListOneRange
GoTo show
' If the value of 'chosen' is 2, the List One button was
' chosen.
ElseIf chosen = 2 Then
' Set range to second list on worksheet
' and display dialog box again.
MyList.ListFillRange = ListTwoRange
GoTo show
End If
' Repeat loop.
Wend
End Sub
Sub OptionOne_Click()
' Set value of variable 'chosen' to 1.
chosen = 1
End Sub
Sub OptionTwo_Click()
' Set value of variable 'chosen' to 2.
chosen = 2
End Sub
Sub CancelChosen()
' Set value of variable 'chosen' to 0.
chosen = 0
End Sub
Sub OKChosen()
' OK button was chosen.
' Set value of variable 'selected' to number
' corresponding to the item selected in the list.
selected = MyList.ListIndex
If selected = 0 Then
' Alert if no item is selected.
MsgBox "nothing selected"
Else
' Display selected item in message box.
MsgBox MyList.List(selected)
End If
End Sub
- Select the dialog sheet tab. On the dialog frame, select the OK button
and choose Assign macro from the Tools menu. From the Macro
Name/Reference list, select OKChosen, and choose OK.
- Select the Cancel button and choose Assign macro from the Tools menu.
From the Macro Name/Reference list, select CancelChosen, and choose OK.
- Select the first custom button (List One in this example) and choose
Assign macro from the Tools menu. From the Macro Name/Reference list,
select OptionOne_Click, and choose OK.
- Select the second custom button (List Two in this example) and choose
Assign macro from the Tools menu. From the Macro Name/Reference list,
select OptionTwo_Click, and choose OK.
- To display the dialog box, choose Macro from the Tools menu. From the
Macro Name/Reference list, select Main, and choose Run.
When you choose the List One button in the dialog box, the first list, the
list of fruit is displayed. When you select List Two button, the second
list, the list of colors, is displayed. When you choose OK, a dialog box
appears with the item that you selected in the list. To close the custom
dialog box, choose Cancel.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Control Properties Button or the List Box
Button, choose the Search button in Help and type:
custom dialogs, adding controls
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