When passing arguments to a procedure (sub or function) the default will be 'byRef' in Excel VBA, thus you don't have to write 'byRef' before the variable. If you want to pass ByVal you have to explicitly write 'ByVal' before the variable. When using ByVal you are only passing a copy of the argument to … Continue reading ByRef vs ByVal
Run a Macro at a Specific Time
Sub ImportModules() Debug.Print "test" End Sub Private Sub Workbook_Open() Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:01"), "domeprog.ThisWorkbook.ImportModules" End Sub The code above will run the macro called 'ImportModules' one second after the workbook is opened. If the macro is located in a class module or in ThisWorkbook class, then you will need to call out the library + … Continue reading Run a Macro at a Specific Time
Add items to a UserForm ComboBox
When you don' t want the user to input their own value, set the combobox style to 2. This will force the user to pick from the list of items. The default style is 0, it will behaves as a drop-down combo box or a region to type any value. ComboBox54NozzleSize.sytle = 2 '0=fmStyleDropDownCombo '2=fmStyleDropDownList … Continue reading Add items to a UserForm ComboBox
Public Variables in VBA
USE CAUTION! Any time you declare a variable as public it is important to understand all the consequences and how they behave. In order to make a variable public it has to have the keyword 'Public' rather than 'dim'. It also has to be declared in a module before the first procedure declaration. It does … Continue reading Public Variables in VBA
Check If Each Input Box is filled
Many times you don't want a user to proceed until all input boxes are filled. To solve this you can loop through each control with a For Each statement. For Each will be especially useful when you there are many controls and you don't want to reference each name individually. The examples below show how … Continue reading Check If Each Input Box is filled
Viewports and Dimension Scales
Often times its nice to create a drawing package where all the geometry and dimension and text are drawn in model space and want to make different layout tabs showing all the different geometries in the model space. We want all the text and dimensions to be the same size throughout all the print pages. … Continue reading Viewports and Dimension Scales
Clear All Check Boxes In Excel VBA Userform
This example uses a for each loop so that each check box name does not have to be explicitly written out. This is useful when you are adding more control and limit the amount of code you are writing. Better Method Dim ctrl As Control Sub ClearAllButton_Click() For Each ctrl In exportFilesUF.Controls If TypeName(ctrl) = … Continue reading Clear All Check Boxes In Excel VBA Userform
Find Intersect Between Two Block Objects
This code will create two blocks that have a light weight polyline of a triangle and a trapezoid. We want the two object to have a specific gap between them without intersecting. WE CAN DO THIS! No Calculus required. We do this by exploding the block and then offsetting the polyline a specific distance with … Continue reading Find Intersect Between Two Block Objects
Change Tags of all MultiLeader objects
This example shown is for a custom multileader that has additional attributes; although with slight modification it can also work with standard multileader. This is useful when trying to match the pcmarks with the Bill of Material items in a table. The code can be expanded to loop through a BOM table, for simplicity I … Continue reading Change Tags of all MultiLeader objects
Compile Bill of Materials and Remove Duplicates
This example builds upon the methods of finding duplicate data. See https://pearlsnake.com/2019/06/20/find-and-delete-rows-with-duplicate-data/ In order for a row to be complied, Column A, E and K have to match the data in other rows. After running the example the data was been reduced from 35 rows to 30 rows. This helps purchasing departments so they don't … Continue reading Compile Bill of Materials and Remove Duplicates
