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Clotters · Jun 10th, 2005, 5:41 PM

I just wondered how you tell the program what to do if user clicks Cancel, Abort, Retry or Okay is response to a sudden MsgBox.

Thanks in advance.

Ooble · Jun 10th, 2005, 5:52 PM

It's pretty easy:

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Dim Response As Integer

Response = MsgBox ("Blah", vbOKCancel, "Moomin")
If Response = vbOK Then
    MsgBox "Alrighty then."
Else If Response = vbCancel Then
    MsgBox "Funkadelic."
End If

There's also vbYes, vbNo, vbAbort, vbRetry and vbIgnore.

Clotters · Jun 10th, 2005, 7:39 PM

Yeah, I know about the other controls. Thanks a lot Ooble!

Oh, and one other thing I was having problems with was pressing command to take me to another form.

Hypothetically say I wanted vbOK to take them to the next screen (form3 lets say) or VBCancel to go back to the original form where they can say ... fill out an application form for something again (form 1 lets say).

How would I do that?

I've tried experimenting with GOTO form3 and GOTO (form3) and everything else I've come accross in program that I thought could work, but it hasn't worked with VB. The book I'm learning from is quite bad and I expect the answer to this question would probably be somewhere in chapter 19 when I'm in Chapter 8 now, and left in the dark.

Again, help is appreaciated.

Ooble · Jun 11th, 2005, 6:43 AM

It depends on whether the form already exists or not. If you haven't yet loaded it, use Load Form2, otherwise use Form2.Show. It's the same when hiding it - if you want to just hide the form, use Form2.Hide, but if you want to completely remove the form from memory, use Unload Form2.

Rory · Jun 11th, 2005, 10:56 AM

Also,

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Form1.SetFocus

will bring a particular form to the front if you've got multiple ones displayed.

If you're making a "wizard" type application, I would suggest using one form with an array of borderless picture boxes holding the different objects shown in the main area, and making those visible/hidden appropriately, rather than using multiple forms. Makes pogramming the next back and cancel buttons easier, and reduces the likelihood of bugs

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l337killa07 · Jun 18th, 2005, 5:14 PM

it may also help if you make a module with all ur code in it for the various forms of your program. i will find the code that i have and post it at a later date.

Jun 10th, 2005, 5:41 PM	#1
Clotters Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 4	MsgBox() Function Question I just wondered how you tell the program what to do if user clicks Cancel, Abort, Retry or Okay is response to a sudden MsgBox. Thanks in advance.

Jun 10th, 2005, 5:52 PM	#2
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	It's pretty easy: (Toggle Plain Text) Dim Response As Integer Response = MsgBox ("Blah", vbOKCancel, "Moomin") If Response = vbOK Then MsgBox "Alrighty then." Else If Response = vbCancel Then MsgBox "Funkadelic." End If Dim Response As Integer Response = MsgBox ("Blah", vbOKCancel, "Moomin") If Response = vbOK Then MsgBox "Alrighty then." Else If Response = vbCancel Then MsgBox "Funkadelic." End If There's also vbYes, vbNo, vbAbort, vbRetry and vbIgnore. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Jun 10th, 2005, 7:39 PM	#3
Clotters Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 4	Yeah, I know about the other controls. Thanks a lot Ooble! Oh, and one other thing I was having problems with was pressing command to take me to another form. Hypothetically say I wanted vbOK to take them to the next screen (form3 lets say) or VBCancel to go back to the original form where they can say ... fill out an application form for something again (form 1 lets say). How would I do that? I've tried experimenting with GOTO form3 and GOTO (form3) and everything else I've come accross in program that I thought could work, but it hasn't worked with VB. The book I'm learning from is quite bad and I expect the answer to this question would probably be somewhere in chapter 19 when I'm in Chapter 8 now, and left in the dark. Again, help is appreaciated. Last edited by Clotters; Jun 10th, 2005 at 7:44 PM. Reason: Spelling

Jun 11th, 2005, 6:43 AM	#4
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	It depends on whether the form already exists or not. If you haven't yet loaded it, use Load Form2, otherwise use Form2.Show. It's the same when hiding it - if you want to just hide the form, use Form2.Hide, but if you want to completely remove the form from memory, use Unload Form2. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Jun 11th, 2005, 10:56 AM	#5
Rory Expert Programmer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 542 Rep Power: 4	Also, (Toggle Plain Text) Form1.SetFocus Form1.SetFocus will bring a particular form to the front if you've got multiple ones displayed. If you're making a "wizard" type application, I would suggest using one form with an array of borderless picture boxes holding the different objects shown in the main area, and making those visible/hidden appropriately, rather than using multiple forms. Makes pogramming the next back and cancel buttons easier, and reduces the likelihood of bugs .

Jun 18th, 2005, 5:14 PM	#6
l337killa07 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	it may also help if you make a module with all ur code in it for the various forms of your program. i will find the code that i have and post it at a later date.

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