Commandbutton

Hi
Nice off you to answer
But i can't get it to work
I have see in help and here stand
that i shall write
command1.forecolor = something
but i only get an error en forecolor
if i write command1. then forecolor don't come foreward as option
and in my toolbox for the commandbutton i can't see the option
forecolor, so what to do?

Best regards
Alvin


"Peter T" wrote:

> Same way in VB as in VBA, subject to qualifying to Excel.Application
>
> xlApp.ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("CommandButton1").Object.ForeColor = 255
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
>
> "alvin Kuiper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Me again
> >
> > In VBA i can use Forecolor in the tollbox for a Commandbutton
> > But i can't find this in VB for a commandbutton
> > If someone know about this, Please Write back
> > Remember it is not in VBA But in VB
> >
> > Best regards
> > Alvin
> >
>
>
>

Hello Alvin,

Prior to VB 6.0 you can't set the ForeColor of CommandButton control.

Sincerely,
Leith Ross

Yes
And thanks for writing

If you have Vb then make a form, insert a commandbutton
then show me where to change the color of the text(font)

Or try to write Command1 (or the name off you sommandbutton)
and the telle me where to change the text color (forecolor)

Regards
Alvin

"Leith Ross" wrote:

>
> Hello Alvin,
>
> Prior to VB 6.0 you can't set the ForeColor of CommandButton control.
>
> Sincerely,
> Leith Ross
>
>
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Alvin,

I don't know why my previous suggestion doesn't work for you.

In your VB try

Dim objOLE As OLEObject
Dim sName As String

Set objOLE= xlApp.ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add _
(ClassType:="Forms.CommandButton.1", _
Left:=40, Top:=40, _
Width:=150, Height:=30)

sName = objOLE.Name
MsgBox sName, vbMsgBoxSetForeground

xlApp.ActiveSheet.OLEObjects(sName).object.ForeColor = 128

' assumes xlApp is a reference to Excel.Application

You may also be able to do
xlApp.ActiveSheet.CommandButton1.ForeColor = 128

Though, depending on what you are doing, this might cause problems in some
scenarios (eg if you have just added the control even if you can be sure of
what its name will be).

Leith,

I only have VB6 but I'm curious as to why the above would not work in
earlier versions, it's an Excel method, assuming we are talking about a
worksheet ActiveX.
FWIW it works with VB6 to xl97

Regards,
Peter T

PS for Alvin - you may not have noticed, in your earlier thread today you
have been asked to clarify how you solved your problem. Presumably not using
the method suggested in response to your question, hence the interest.


"alvin Kuiper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi
> Nice off you to answer
> But i can't get it to work
> I have see in help and here stand
> that i shall write
> command1.forecolor = something
> but i only get an error en forecolor
> if i write command1. then forecolor don't come foreward as option
> and in my toolbox for the commandbutton i can't see the option
> forecolor, so what to do?
>
> Best regards
> Alvin
>
>
> "Peter T" wrote:
>
> > Same way in VB as in VBA, subject to qualifying to Excel.Application
> >
> > xlApp.ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("CommandButton1").Object.ForeColor = 255
> >
> > Regards,
> > Peter
> >
> >
> > "alvin Kuiper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Me again
> > >
> > > In VBA i can use Forecolor in the tollbox for a Commandbutton
> > > But i can't find this in VB for a commandbutton
> > > If someone know about this, Please Write back
> > > Remember it is not in VBA But in VB
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > > Alvin
> > >
> >
> >
> >

From Alvin's post a few minutes earlier, I now realise we are not talking
about a worksheet ActiveX, so ignore all my previous (original mention of
"toolbox" confused me!).

Regards,
Peter T


"Peter T" <peter_t@discussions> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Alvin,
>
> I don't know why my previous suggestion doesn't work for you.
>
> In your VB try
>
> Dim objOLE As OLEObject
> Dim sName As String
>
> Set objOLE= xlApp.ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add _
> (ClassType:="Forms.CommandButton.1", _
> Left:=40, Top:=40, _
> Width:=150, Height:=30)
>
> sName = objOLE.Name
> MsgBox sName, vbMsgBoxSetForeground
>
> xlApp.ActiveSheet.OLEObjects(sName).object.ForeColor = 128
>
> ' assumes xlApp is a reference to Excel.Application
>
> You may also be able to do
> xlApp.ActiveSheet.CommandButton1.ForeColor = 128
>
> Though, depending on what you are doing, this might cause problems in some
> scenarios (eg if you have just added the control even if you can be sure
of
> what its name will be).
>
> Leith,
>
> I only have VB6 but I'm curious as to why the above would not work in
> earlier versions, it's an Excel method, assuming we are talking about a
> worksheet ActiveX.
> FWIW it works with VB6 to xl97
>
> Regards,
> Peter T
>
> PS for Alvin - you may not have noticed, in your earlier thread today you
> have been asked to clarify how you solved your problem. Presumably not
using
> the method suggested in response to your question, hence the interest.
>
>
> "alvin Kuiper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi
> > Nice off you to answer
> > But i can't get it to work
> > I have see in help and here stand
> > that i shall write
> > command1.forecolor = something
> > but i only get an error en forecolor
> > if i write command1. then forecolor don't come foreward as option
> > and in my toolbox for the commandbutton i can't see the option
> > forecolor, so what to do?
> >
> > Best regards
> > Alvin
> >
> >
> > "Peter T" wrote:
> >
> > > Same way in VB as in VBA, subject to qualifying to Excel.Application
> > >
> > > xlApp.ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("CommandButton1").Object.ForeColor = 255
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Peter
> > >
> > >
> > > "alvin Kuiper" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > Me again
> > > >
> > > > In VBA i can use Forecolor in the tollbox for a Commandbutton
> > > > But i can't find this in VB for a commandbutton
> > > > If someone know about this, Please Write back
> > > > Remember it is not in VBA But in VB
> > > >
> > > > Best regards
> > > > Alvin
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>