TextBox props

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Garry Jones

I need to move 200 text boxes on a formula.

Instead of moving them by hand I have written some code behind a command
button.

For instance
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Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()

UserForm1.TextBox1.top = 10
UserForm1.TextBox1.width = 20
UserForm1.TextBox1.left = 10

End Sub
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When I click the command box they move.

But the next time I open the form they are back to the old postions. How
do I get them to maintain the property I set with the button?

Garry Jones
Sweden
 
Tjena Garry

You have to save the settings somewhere and read them back on next load. Within the file,
in another excel file, in a text file, in the registry, in an ini file, in a database,
anywhere. Between sesions, this is. If it's only for the same session then some available
variables will do. (But saving/restoring the user's last settings between sessions is a
nice thing to do anyway).
 
Harald said:
You have to save the settings somewhere and read them back on next load.
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So I can't move text boxes by code?

This is nothing to do with users, I have not released this yet, it's not
ready. I am still in the design stage. I have a user form and on it I
have 198 text boxes. I want to move them about a bit.

Simplfying this to four boxes in this order

textbox1 textbox2
textbox3 textbox4

(current postions)

Textbox1, top=10, left=10
Textbox2, top=10, left=100
Textbox3, top=50, left=10
Textbox4, top=50, left=100

I want the following order

textbox1 textbox3
textbox2 textbox4

I wish for textbox3 and textbox4 to change place.

So I have prepared the code needed, with all the top, left and width
positions.

If I run

UserForm1.TextBox2.top = 50
UserForm1.TextBox2.left = 10

UserForm1.TextBox3.top = 10
UserForm1.TextBox3.left = 100

They move when I run the code, but they do not stay there. How do I get
them to stay there, I want a permanent update on the form.
If it's only for the same session then some available variables will do.
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Garry Jones
 
Garry Jones said:
So I can't move text boxes by code?
Click to expand...

'Course you can. You already have.
They move when I run the code, but they do not stay there. How do I get
them to stay there, I want a permanent update on the form.
Click to expand...

When do they stop staying ? What has happened between staying and not staying ? Thing is,
when a form is unloaded, everything goes and it's back to how you initially built it and
no smarter. If I understand your problem right, do some reading on the terms "design time"
and "run time".

Best wishes Harald
 
Harald said:
If I understand your problem right, do some reading on the terms "design time" and "run time".
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Yep, that's the one.

I am in design time. I placed 198 text boxes in a formula. But I placed
them in the wrong order. Now I thought I'd be smart (but failed) and
move them in design with VB code. Of course I can grab them all one by
one and move them by hand (mouse) and this would save me time today.
However, in the (near) future I may want to move them around again until
I am happy with their placement. And if I have the code syntax I'll just
have to enter the new required values.

So what I am looking for is a feature to move text boxes around within a
userform whilst still in design stage. And when that is done, "save
current changes to userform appearance".

Ìs there a workaround for this?

As far as reading goes my tasks seem to be too advanced for the simple
books I have and too simple for my complex books. I have been sucessful
in finding a few answers on "exceltips.com" and with Google. I don't
want to overdo questioning this newsgroup as I have little to input at
the moment. I do, however, believe in a solidarity in news and often
answer or try to help people in other newsgroups which are nearer my own
expertise. (I've been in computers since 1979 when I started out as a
mainframe operator in London, happy memories of 2540 card readers, punch
output and paper tape input).

I am greatful for you sharing your time and answering me. Thanks!


Garry Jones
 
Hi again

No, that's pretty impossible. But when you way "wrong order", does that apply to bound
spreadsheet cells or simply Tab order ? The latter is fixed by rightclicking the form in
design time and adjusting the list.

Also, a userform has an event called

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()

code here runs before the form is loaded/displayed, and would be the ideal place to put
your existing "move boxes" code. I guess/hope this is the workaround you look for. Put
this in the Userform module, nowhere else:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
TextBox2.top = 50
TextBox2.left = 10
TextBox3.top = 10
TextBox3.left = 100
End Sub
 
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