Microsoft KB Archive/183182

= XL98: How to Verify the Value of a CheckBox on a UserForm =

Article ID: 183182

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q183182



SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, a CheckBox control on a UserForm can have one of three values: True, False, or Null. This article contains a sample macro that programmatically retrieves the value of a CheckBox control.



CheckBox Behavior
By default, Microsoft Excel 98 allows you to set the value of a CheckBox control to True or False. A True value indicates that the CheckBox control is selected; False indicates that the CheckBox control is cleared.

You can also set a CheckBox control to a third value called Null. Note that before you can set the Null value, you must set the TripleState property of a CheckBox control to True.

A CheckBox control set to Null is shaded. Note that when you set the TripleState property of a CheckBox control to True, the Value of the check box is set to the following values in the following order: False, Null, and True.

When you set the value of a CheckBox control to Null, the Click event for the check box is not executed. If you want to check for a Null value when you click a CheckBox control, use the Change event.

Visual Basic for Applications Macro Example
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 Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11). On the Insert menu, click UserForm. Draw a CheckBox control on the UserForm. Switch to the Properties window (press F6). Change the value of the TripleState property to True . Draw a Label control on the UserForm.</li> Double-click the CheckBox to display the Code window for the UserForm.</li> Click Change in the Procedure list.</li>  In the module, type the following code for the CheckBox1 Change event: Private Sub CheckBox1_Change

' Evaluate the value of the CheckBox. Select Case CheckBox1.Value Case True, False

' Set the caption of the Label to the value of the ' CheckBox. Label1.Caption = CheckBox1.Value

Case Else ' If Null, set the Label's caption appropriately. Label1.Caption = "Null"

End Select

End Sub </li> Run the UserForm.</li></ol>

When you click the CheckBox control, the value of the label changes. When you are finished, close the UserForm.

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