combo box question

[robfo0]

Hi everyone,

Quick question. I have a userform that has a combo box on it. I populate the combo box by using the:

Private Sub Userform_Initialize()
With Me.combobox1
.additem "first"
.additem "second"]
end with
end sub

The question is regarding the value of the combo box selection. Is there a way to have the combo box display, as in my code example, "first", but then when i ask for me.combobox1.value have it return something else, such as "1" or something to that effect.

My goal is to have a simple statement in the combobox which users will see, but their selection will lead to a value which i need and predefined.

Please let me know if this isnt clear enough. thanks for any help!

[Dave Hawley]

Hi Robfo0

Sounds like an ideal situation for the choose Function.


Private Sub ComboBox2_Change()

If ComboBox2.ListIndex > -1 Then
MyRealVal = Choose(ComboBox2.ListIndex + 1, 1, 2, 3, 4)
End If

End Sub

The above code parses a pre-set value to the
Global variable "MyRealVal" so if the user selected the first item in the Combo list it would parse 1, if the chose the second item it would parse 2 etc.

[Ivan F Moala]

On 2002-03-18 22:33, robfo0 wrote:
Hi everyone,

Quick question. I have a userform that has a combo box on it. I populate the combo box by using the:

Private Sub Userform_Initialize()
With Me.combobox1
.additem "first"
.additem "second"]
end with
end sub

The question is regarding the value of the combo box selection. Is there a way to have the combo box display, as in my code example, "first", but then when i ask for me.combobox1.value have it return something else, such as "1" or something to that effect.

My goal is to have a simple statement in the combobox which users will see, but their selection will lead to a value which i need and predefined.

Please let me know if this isnt clear enough. thanks for any help!

Use a select case and just reference the
new value here eg.

Private Sub ComboBox1_Change()

Select Case ComboBox1.ListIndex

Case 0
MyNewValue = whatever
Case 1
MyNewvalue = whatever
End Select

End Sub


Ivan

[robfo0]

Thanks very much, they both work great!

[nisht]

I think same goal can be achieved by setting

Boundcolumn, ColumnCount and Column Width Property


see my example file comboboxproperty from my download section

http://www.pexcel.com/download.htm

file nos is 23


nishith desai