Microsoft KB Archive/162814

= Sample macros to return ID for a CommandBar control =

Article ID: 162814

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162814



SUMMARY
The Id property for the CommandBar object uses a unique number for each built-in menu bar, shortcut menu bar, submenu, menu item, or toolbar. The Id is often required when you reference a control on a command bar. The Visual Basic for Applications macro examples in this article return the Id for various Commandbar controls.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

159466 XL97: List of ID numbers for built-in command bar controls

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Menu on a Menu Bar
The following macro example returns the Id for the Tools menu of the built- in Chart menu bar: Sub File_Id

Dim x as Object set x = CommandBars("Chart Menu Bar").Controls("Tools") MsgBox x.Caption & Chr(13) & x.Id

End Sub

Menu Command on a Menu
The following macro example returns the Id for the Exit command on the File menu of the built-in Worksheet menu bar: Sub FileExit_Id

Dim x as Object set x = CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls("File") _ .Controls("Exit") MsgBox x.Caption & Chr(13) & x.Id

End Sub

Command on a SubMenu of a ShortCut Menu
The following macro example returns the Id for the Calculated Item command on the Formulas submenu of the PivotTable shortcut menu bar: Sub SubMenu_Command_Id

Dim x as Object set x = CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu").Controls("Formulas") _ .Controls("Calculated Item...") MsgBox x.Caption & Chr(13) & x.Id

End Sub The following macro example returns the Id for all the items on the Formulas submenu of the PivotTable shortcut menu bar: Sub GetAll_Submenu_Ids

Dim ctrl as Object For Each ctrl in CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu") _ .Controls("Formulas").Controls MsgBox ctrl.Caption & Chr(13) & ctrl.Id     Next ctrl

End Sub

