Multiple data entry - Dynamic textbox

[Madiya]

Hi All,
I got a new project in which I am stuck up at one place. Rest all work
is complete and works fine. The problem is as below.

In my application (VBA Project), the user has to enter the date
against the predefined items. I have placed the listbox to select the
items and another textbox to enter the data. when user press the
button "Add records" the data entered by him in the textboxes will be
added to the sheet called Production and will be processed further to
create PO and work orders.

I have successfully run the macro for fixed no of records. But I
failed to do it dynamically. I mean user may enter only one record or
he may enter more then 30 recored at a time. I have to place a set of
one listbox and one text box for each record. How to do this?

While a sample code is more welcome, even plain directions will also
be appreciated.
I am using win2000 with office2000 if that helps.
Thanks,
Madiya

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

Is this a userform or controls on a worksheet.

If a userform, you can place all your 30 rows of controls in rows on the
userform, then control the height of the userform so that only the number of
controls necessary are visible. You can certainly add controls at runtime,
but this seems more complex than necessary.

 

[Madiya]

This is a userfrom which works along with macros in the bas module and
code behind the sheets and code behind the userform and command
buttons placed on the userform. Your suggession for 30 rows of
controls in rows is difficult as i have other controls which is
connected to the listbox of item by vlookup and shows the relative
data for the selected item. Morover the records are not 30, it varies.
This is where the problem is. Also the height of form is limited to
the screen height.
I hope there are other ways also.
Anyway, thanks for reply.

Regards,
Madiya

 

[Malcom Jazz]

This is a userfrom which works along with macros in the bas module and
code behind the sheets and code behind the userform and command
buttons placed on the userform. Your suggession for 30 rows of
controls in rows is difficult as i have other controls which is
connected to the listbox of item by vlookup and shows the relative
data for the selected item. Morover the records are not 30, it varies.
This is where the problem is. Also the height of form is limited to
the screen height.
I hope there are other ways also.
Anyway, thanks for reply.

Regards,
Madiya

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

Either you want to put 30 rows of controls on the userform or you don't. I
didn't suggest 30 rows of controls.

 

[Madiya]

Tom,
May be i didn't explained my need properly. If it is one time effort, I will
do it but I dont know really how many records will be entered each time. So
is it possible to, say,
-add listbox and textbox controls for 5 records and a 2 command buttons
-so when there is more then 5 records each time user clicks on command
button1
- command button1 will hide the filled up boxes and puts blank boxes
- at the end, when user clicks command button2 to end his data entry, all
the boxes will be looped
and data will be added to the sheet.

Thanks for your reply.
Regards,
Madiya

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

the normal approach is to provide one set of input controls. The user enters
the data and clicks a button. The single record is entered and the controls
are cleared ready to accept the next record. When the user is done, then
they click a cancel or done button to drop the userform.

If you want to do something besides that, then perhaps John Walkenbach's
page on creating a userform dynamically will give you some hints.

http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip76.htm

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

Other approaches along my original suggestion and your concept of having 30
sets of boxes, would be to use a multipage control with 5 records per page
(each page as a visible property) or use frames stacked on top of each other
(each with five records), then have only one frame visible at a time.

 

[Madiya]

Thanks Tom,
I will try both the options and will let you know the results.
Although, I never used frames, it may take a while to first understand how
it works.

Regards,
Madiya

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

Just rubberband the frame on the form, then put the controls on the frame.
Draw another one on top of it and do the same and so forth. Or setup one,
then copy it.