I have a code that work just fine using ActiveX option buttons. However, I want the macro to run on a Mac as well so I am trying to replace my ActiveX controls with form controls. With ActiveX, all I had to do in order to check if one of my two option buttons was selected is:
Sub OptionButton1_Click
If OptionButton1.Value = true then
(action...)
End if
End sub
I have been trying to find an equivalent for Form Controls on Google but each time I get an:
Object required error
Thank you very much for your answers @L42 and @Sai Nishank! Now what if I want to check in an OptionButton_Click if an option button from an other group is true ? I tried this syntax but I get an error message : "Compile error Method or Data not found"
Sub USDButton_Click()
MsgBox "USD"
If Sheet1.BTUButton = True Then
(action1)
End If
If Sheet1.kWhButton = True Then
(action2)
End If
I am not sure if BTUButton is the correct name of the button, but I don't where to check, form controls don't have that handy "Right Click > Properties" like ActiveX
If you are using a Form Control
, you can get the same property as ActiveX
by using OLEFormat.Object
property of the Shape Object
. Better yet assign it in a variable declared as OptionButton to get the Intellisense kick in.
Dim opt As OptionButton
With Sheets("Sheet1") ' Try to be always explicit
Set opt = .Shapes("Option Button 1").OLEFormat.Object ' Form Control
Debug.Pring opt.Value ' returns 1 (true) or -4146 (false)
End With
But then again, you really don't need to know the value.
If you use Form Control
, you associate a Macro
or sub routine with it which is executed when it is selected. So you just need to set up a sub routine that identifies which button is clicked and then execute a corresponding action for it.
For example you have 2 Form Control
Option Buttons.
Sub CheckOptions()
Select Case Application.Caller
Case "Option Button 1"
' Action for option button 1
Case "Option Button 2"
' Action for option button 2
End Select
End Sub
In above code, you have only one sub routine assigned to both option buttons.
Then you test which called the sub routine by checking Application.Caller
.
This way, no need to check whether the option button value is true or false.