XL97: ListBox Control Is Resized with Zero Column Width (173700)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q173700

SYMPTOMS

When you add a ListBox control to a UserForm, the width of the ListBox may change unexpectedly.

CAUSE

The width of a ListBox control may change unexpectedly if both of the following conditions are true:

  • You add ListBox control that has multiple columns. -and-

  • You set the width of the first column in the ListBox to zero (0).

WORKAROUND

To prevent the ListBox from being resized, use a value greater than zero for the width of the first column in a multicolumn ListBox control.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Excel 2000.

REFERENCES

For more information about the ListBox control, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type Listbox,click Search, and then click to view "ListBox Control."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/22/2000
Keywords:kbbug kbProgramming kbui KB173700
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