XL98: How to Remove All Items from a ListBox or ComboBox

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article illustrates how to remove all items from a ListBox or ComboBox control.

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1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.



2. On Sheet1, type the following values:

   A1: Alpha
   A2: Bravo
   A3: Charlie
   A4: Delta
   A5: Echo




3. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11).



4. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.



5. Double-click the UserForm to open the Code window for the UserForm.



6. In the module, type the following code for the UserForm Initialize event:

   
          Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
   
             ' Populate the ListBox.
             ListBox1.List = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:A5").Value
          End Sub
   
        This procedure populates ListBox1 when the UserForm is loaded. 




7. Draw a ListBox control on the UserForm.



8. Draw a CommandButton control on the UserForm.



9. Double-click the CommandButton to open the Code window for the CommandButton.



10. In the module, type the following code for the CommandButton Click event:

    
           Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
               Dim i As Integer
    
               For i = 1 To ListBox1.ListCount
    
                   'Remove an item from the ListBox.
                   ListBox1.RemoveItem 0
    
               Next i
           End Sub
    
         This Visual Basic procedure removes all of the items from ListBox1. 




11. Run the UserForm.



12. Click the CommandButton.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the ListBox control, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type listbox control, click Search, and then click to view the "ListBox Control" topic.

For more information about using the RemoveItem method, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type removeitem, click Search, and then click to view the "RemoveItem Method (VBA Forms 97)" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q179216 OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode xlvbahowto xlvbainf
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbhowto