XL97: RefEdit Control Still Appears After You Close UserForm (177632)

RESOLUTION

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Method 1: Changing the Order of the Lines of Code

In the Visual Basic macro or procedure that displays the UserForm, set the focus to another control before setting the Value property of the OptionButton control to True. The following example demonstrates this method:

1. Open a new workbook in Microsoft Excel.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.
3. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
4. If the Toolbox is not displayed, click Toolbox on the View menu.
5. Drag an OptionButton, a RefEdit, a TextBox, and a CommandButton control to the UserForm from the Toolbox.
6. Double-click the CommandButton control and type the following code:

           Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
              UserForm1.Hide
              End
           End Sub
   						

7. Close the code window.
8. Double-click the OptionButton control and type the following code:

           Private Sub OptionButton1_Click()
              UserForm1.RefEdit1.SetFocus
           End Sub
   						

9. Close the code window.
10. On the Insert menu, click Module.
11. Type the following into the new module:

            Sub RunForm()
               With UserForm1
                  .TextBox1.SetFocus
                  .OptionButton1.Value = True
                  .Show
               End With
            End Sub
    						

12. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros. Click RunForm, and then click Run.
    
    The macro will run and set the focus correctly.

Method 2: Do Not Set Focus with Code Attached to an OptionButton Control

Do not assign code to an OptionButton control to set the focus to a RefEdit control before a form is displayed. Instead, leave any OptionButton controls unselected to allow the user to make the choice.

Method 3: Do Not Set the Value Property of an OptionButton Control to True

Do not set the focus to another control in the procedure or macro that displays the UserForm if the same procedure or macro sets the Value property of the OptionButton control to True. Setting the Value property of the OptionButton control to True triggers the Click event procedure that is assigned to the OptionButton control.