XL98: Clicking Cancel Button May Not Dismiss UserForm (183018)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q183018

SYMPTOMS

When you click a Cancel button in a custom UserForm in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the UserForm may not be dismissed as you expect.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because setting the Cancel property of a button to True does not actually cause the UserForm to be dismissed when you click the button.

RESOLUTION

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In addition to setting the Cancel property of the button to True, you must also include the following line of code in the subroutine that is assigned to the Click event of the button: 
   Unload Me
For example, if your Cancel button is named "CancelButton," assign the following to the Click event for the button: 
   Private Sub CancelButton_Click()

       ' You can include any additional code here. The next line of code
       ' is the important line.

       Unload Me        ' Unloads the UserForm.

   End Sub
To view or edit subroutines that are attached to a specific button, double- click the button while you are editing the UserForm in the Visual Basic Editor.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

When you design custom UserForms in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, you can set one command button in the UserForm as a Cancel button. When the UserForm is active, pressing ESC activates the Cancel button (as if you clicked the button).

However, if you click the Cancel button (or press ESC), the UserForm may not be dismissed. To make sure that the UserForm is dismissed, you must also add the code Unload Me to the Click event subroutine that is assigned to the button.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/23/2005
Keywords:kbProgramming kbui KB183018
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