XL97: How to Use the TextColumn Property (165570)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q165570

SUMMARY

You can use the TextColumn property of the ListBox or ComboBox control to display one set of values to your user in a list, but to return another value based on the selection that the user makes.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/

For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The following is an example of using the TextColumn and BoundColumn properties to display one set of values in a ListBox while returning another value.
  1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then open a new workbook.
  2. On Sheet1, enter the following values: 
        A1: FTP   B1: File Transfer Protocol
    A2: GIF   B2: Graphics Interchange Format
    A3: HTTP  B3: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
    A4: URL   B4: Uniform Resource Locator
    A5: WWW   B5: World Wide Web
  3. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
  4. If the Properties window is not visible, click Properties on the View menu (or press F4).
  5. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
  6. Draw a ListBox control on the UserForm.
  7. Activate the Properties window (press F4).
  8. Change the following properties of the ListBox control to the following values: 
        Property         Value
    ------------------------------
    BoundColumn       2
    RowSource         Sheet1!A1:B5
    TextColumn        1
    Setting the BoundColumn property to a value of 2 indicates that you want to return a value from column 2 in your list. Setting the TextColumn property to a value of 1 means that you are presenting the user with values from the first column of the data that the ListBox is binding to.
  9. Draw a Label control on the UserForm.
  10. Double-click the ListBox to open the code window for the ListBox.
  11. In the module, type the following code for the ListBox Change event: 
        Private Sub ListBox1_Click()

      Label1.Caption = ListBox1.Value

    End Sub
  12. Run the UserForm. To do this, activate the UserForm, and then click Run Sub/UserForm on the Run menu.
When you click an item in the list box, the label will change to the current value from column 2 in the list.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the TextColumn property, click the Office Assistant, type textcolumn property, click Search, and then click to view the TextColumn Property.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Excel 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:MinorLast Reviewed:10/10/2006
Keywords:kbhowto kbProgramming KB165570
©2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.