Comments on: UserForm Controls http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Harald Staff http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-40255 Harald Staff Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-40255 <p>Hi rana</p> <p>I think it's like this: When you put something onto a userform then the user is most often, at least in theory, able to modify the form and the code. Meaning that the user needs a "developer license" to use the control. When used in a compiled app, an exe or dll, then a runtime installation is sufficient; properly registered in windows/system32 and that's it.</p> <p>So I agree with John, Jon & others; Don't. Write your own dtpicker using the standard Forms2 controls and nothing else. DLL hell exists.</p> <p>Best wishes Harald</p> Hi rana

I think it’s like this: When you put something onto a userform then the user is most often, at least in theory, able to modify the form and the code. Meaning that the user needs a “developer license” to use the control. When used in a compiled app, an exe or dll, then a runtime installation is sufficient; properly registered in windows/system32 and that’s it.

So I agree with John, Jon & others; Don’t. Write your own dtpicker using the standard Forms2 controls and nothing else. DLL hell exists.

Best wishes Harald

]]> By: rana http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-40246 rana Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:59:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-40246 <p>HI,</p> <p>I prepared the user form with DTPicker, so far on my PC its working fine. i sent this form to install in another machine. he couldn't able to install. he got the error "could not load an object because it is not avaiable on this machine. then i checked his registry key and mscomct2.ocx everything in that machine. i did change key but still i got the same error</p> <p>any one please if you have got idea</p> <p>thanks<br> rana</p> HI,

I prepared the user form with DTPicker, so far on my PC its working fine. i sent this form to install in another machine. he couldn’t able to install. he got the error “could not load an object because it is not avaiable on this machine. then i checked his registry key and mscomct2.ocx everything in that machine. i did change key but still i got the same error

any one please if you have got idea

thanks
rana

]]> By: RJS http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-32039 RJS Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-32039 <p>Does anyone know how to add DTPicker on the fly in VBA code like John Walkenbach does in his data form with combo and text boxes? The issue seems to be how to refer to it in the controls.add(something)line.</p> Does anyone know how to add DTPicker on the fly in VBA code like John Walkenbach does in his data form with combo and text boxes? The issue seems to be how to refer to it in the controls.add(something)line.

]]> By: Joana Simoes http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-22924 Joana Simoes Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-22924 <p>Hello.</p> <p>I've been using Microsoft Chart 11.0 in an userform. I thought it worked just fine, but then someone tryed it in a different computer and it didn't work...</p> <p>"Object could not be loaded"...</p> <p>Does anyone know of a way to solve this? Should I use a previous version of Microsoft Chart?</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p>J</p> Hello.

I’ve been using Microsoft Chart 11.0 in an userform. I thought it worked just fine, but then someone tryed it in a different computer and it didn’t work…

“Object could not be loaded”…

Does anyone know of a way to solve this? Should I use a previous version of Microsoft Chart?

Thanks.

J

]]> By: Nile http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-20832 Nile Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:57:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-20832 <p>Way back in the days of Office '97 and the struggle with SR-1 and SR-2 releases you'd never use a control out of comctl32. Version 5.0 or 6.0? Either way, it never worked on half the user boxes.</p> <p>That was then and this is now: I have no trouble with Calendars, ListView, TreeView and ImageList controls in Excel 2002, even though Systems are no better at maintaining a uniform desktop 'build', nearly a decade later.</p> <p>N</p> Way back in the days of Office ’97 and the struggle with SR-1 and SR-2 releases you’d never use a control out of comctl32. Version 5.0 or 6.0? Either way, it never worked on half the user boxes.

That was then and this is now: I have no trouble with Calendars, ListView, TreeView and ImageList controls in Excel 2002, even though Systems are no better at maintaining a uniform desktop ‘build’, nearly a decade later.

N

]]> By: Jim Thomlinson http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-20811 Jim Thomlinson Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-20811 <p>I have used some of these controls successfully but they always leave me with that impending sense of doom. The one thing I make sure to do is to leave them as "stock" as possible. That includes changing colours or formats or whatever else they can do. I figure that they are probably reasonably well tested in their default configurations. If you start gettin fancy then... BOOM...</p> I have used some of these controls successfully but they always leave me with that impending sense of doom. The one thing I make sure to do is to leave them as “stock” as possible. That includes changing colours or formats or whatever else they can do. I figure that they are probably reasonably well tested in their default configurations. If you start gettin fancy then… BOOM…

]]> By: Simon Murphy http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-20810 Simon Murphy Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:39:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-20810 <p>I agree on the KISS suff.<br> I have had problems with the common controls (rich text box) due to operating system differences. In distributed tools, as soon as you get out of 'pure' Excel/VBA you need to consider installation which is a whole other project.</p> <p>The Automation option is from xp onwards, it allows you to add user defined functions written in COM type add-ins in VB6/.net etc. These can then be used directly in cells, in 2k and before you needed a VBA wrapper.</p> <p>Cheers<br> Simon</p> I agree on the KISS suff.
I have had problems with the common controls (rich text box) due to operating system differences. In distributed tools, as soon as you get out of ‘pure’ Excel/VBA you need to consider installation which is a whole other project.

The Automation option is from xp onwards, it allows you to add user defined functions written in COM type add-ins in VB6/.net etc. These can then be used directly in cells, in 2k and before you needed a VBA wrapper.

Cheers
Simon

]]> By: XL-Dennis http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-20809 XL-Dennis Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:37:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-20809 <p>As long as Windows is shipped with the collection of Windows Common Controls then it's OK to use them. Will the final version of Vista include the collection?</p> <p>Kanwaljit:<br> 'Automation' refer to Automation add-ins. This kind of add-ins include User Defined Functions and are created with other development tools then with VBA.</p> <p>The following KB-article gives more insight about them:<br> INFO: Excel COM Add-ins and Automation Add-ins<br> <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291392" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291392</a></p> <p>Kind regards,<br> Dennis</p> As long as Windows is shipped with the collection of Windows Common Controls then it’s OK to use them. Will the final version of Vista include the collection?

Kanwaljit:
‘Automation’ refer to Automation add-ins. This kind of add-ins include User Defined Functions and are created with other development tools then with VBA.

The following KB-article gives more insight about them:
INFO: Excel COM Add-ins and Automation Add-ins
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291392

Kind regards,
Dennis

]]> By: 007-kanwal http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-20808 007-kanwal Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:48:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-20808 <p>Hi,<br> In Excel - Add ins screen there is an option of "Automation". I could never make out What is it all about ?</p> <p>Regards<br> Kanwaljit</p> Hi,
In Excel – Add ins screen there is an option of “Automation”. I could never make out What is it all about ?

Regards
Kanwaljit

]]> By: jkpieterse http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/30/userform-controls/#comment-20807 jkpieterse Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:55:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1493#comment-20807 <p>John: No problems reported yet with Name Manager (which as I said uses the treeview). I guess the ones from the common control lib are relatively safe.</p> John: No problems reported yet with Name Manager (which as I said uses the treeview). I guess the ones from the common control lib are relatively safe.

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