XL97: Visual Basic Example for Using SpinButton with a Date (161517)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q161517

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel 97, you can use a SpinButton on a UserForm to change values on a worksheet or in a Visual Basic procedure. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications in Excel 97 provides the ability to attach procedures to object events such as clicking on the down arrow of the SpinButton (SpinDown event) and clicking on the up arrow (SpinUp event).

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The following Visual Basic procedure demonstrates how to use a SpinButton control to both increment and decrement a date value in an edit box.

  1. From a new workbook in Microsoft Excel 97, press ALT + F11 to activate the Visual Basic Editor.
  2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, click Insert and choose UserForm.
  3. Choose the TextBox tool from the Controls Toolbox. Place a TextBox (TextBox1) on the UserForm.
  4. Choose the SpinButton tool from the Controls Toolbox. Place a SpinButton (SpinButton1) on the UserForm.
  5. Choose the CommandButton tool from the Controls Toolbox. Place a CommandButton (CommandButton1) on the UserForm.
  6. On the View menu, click Properties Window.
  7. With CommandButton1 selected, click the Caption and type Close Now and press ENTER. This places the text on the CommandButton.
  8. Select the UserForm by clicking anywhere on the form. In the Properties Window, click Caption, type Change Date, and press ENTER.
  9. Right-click the CommandButton and choose View Code. Two lines of code are automatically entered for you. Between those two lines, type the following:

    UserForm1.Hide

  10. Click "UserForm1 (UserForm)" on the Window menu to return to the UserForm.
  11. On the UserForm, right-click the SpinButton and choose View Code.
  12. Ensure that the Object dropdown (the dropdown in the upper left of the window) shows SpinButton1. Click the Procedures dropdown box (the dropdown in the upper right of the window) and choose SpinDown. Type the following code between the two lines placed automatically on the sheet. 
           UserForm1.TextBox1.Text = DateValue(UserForm1.TextBox1.Text) - 1
  13. Click the Procedures dropdown box and choose SpinUp. Type the following code between the two lines of code placed automatically on the sheet. 
           UserForm1.TextBox1.Text = DateValue(UserForm1.TextBox1.Text) + 1
  14. In the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, click Insert and choose Module. On the module sheet, type the following code: 
           Sub ShowForm()
           UserForm1.TextBox1.Text = Date
           UserForm1.Show
       End Sub
  15. In the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, click Tools and choose Macros. In the Macros dialog, click ShowForm and then click Run.
The UserForm appears. Click the up arrow to increment the date. Click the down arrow to decrement the date. Click the Close Now button to close the UserForm and return to the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.

REFERENCES

For additional information about how this can be accomplished in Microsoft Excel versions 5.x and 7.x, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

116118 Visual Basic Example of Spinner Use on a Date

For more information about the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SpinButton control, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

spinner controls

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "About adding buttons, check boxes, and other controls" topic.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/10/2006
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