location of activex control

Stubby

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Hi

I would like to be able to search a sheet for activex controls and have the program let me know what cell the control resides in. is this possible??
 

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pcc

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Jan 21, 2003
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try this (untested)
Code:
Sub objects()

For Each o In ActiveSheet.OLEObjects
        MsgBox o.Name & " found at " & o.TopLeftCell.Address
    Next
End Sub
 
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Stubby

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Thnks PCC that works well and does give me the location. I would like to be able to select a range of cells based on the result i.e

activex control in $B$15 i need to select the cell 5 columns to the right.

Can this be done??
 
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