Microsoft KB Archive/153603

= Macro to Fill a List Box with Multiple Ranges =

Article ID: 153603

Article Last Modified on 10/10/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95a
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0a for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q153603



SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, you can use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro to fill a list box from multiple cell ranges in a workbook. This article contains sample code to help you perform this task.



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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
 In a new workbook, on the Insert menu, click Macro, and then click Dialog. Use the tools on the Forms toolbar to create a list box on the Dialog sheet.  On Sheet1 enter the following data:      A1: Cat     C1: Car A2: Dog    C2: Bus A3: Mouse  C3: Train   On the Insert menu, click Macro, and then click Module. In the new module sheet, enter the following macro code: Sub FillListBox Dim Values As Range Dim x As Object DialogSheets("Dialog1").ListBoxes(1).RemoveAllItems Set Values = _ Union(Worksheets("Sheet1").Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(3, 1)), _           Worksheets("Sheet1").Range(Cells(1, 3), Cells(3, 3))) For Each x In Values DialogSheets("Dialog1").ListBoxes(1).AddItem x.Value Next x     End Sub 

To run the macro FillListBox do the following:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Macro.
 * 2) Select FillListBox, and then click Run.

Now when you display the dialog box, the values from A1:A3 and C1:C3 will be displayed in the list box.

