Adding command buttons to worksheet at run time and also define events

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Solution 1

The easiest way to work this sort of thing out is to record a macro, then perform the action, and see what code gets recorded. In this case I recorded a macro and added a button to the sheet and got the code snippet:

Sub Macro1()
'
' Macro1 Macro
'

'
    ActiveSheet.Buttons.Add(126.75, 39.75, 46.5, 19.5).Select
End Sub

You should be able to take it from there...

Solution 2

it can help, probably you will wonder also how to access it;

Sub addButton()

Dim myButton As OLEObject



Set myButton = ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.CommandButton.1", Left:=0, Top:=300, Height:=20, Width:=200)

myButton.Placement = XlPlacement.xlFreeFloating

myButton.Object.Caption = "Click Me..."

myButton.Name = "DynamicButton"


End Sub

Private Sub DynamicButton_Click()



   MsgBox "Hello sheet"



End Sub
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Updated on June 04, 2022

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  • Ank
    Ank almost 2 years

    I am trying to add an ActiveX command button in my work sheet at run time. The number of command buttons will depend on the number of lines in the work sheet. I plan to give x and y coordinates in the command button property to position them correctly. I understand that we can insert command buttons in user form this way.

    Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    
    Me.Controls.Add _
    "Forms.CommandButton.2", "CopyOf"
    End Sub
    

    How can we insert command buttons in a work sheet (not user form). Worksheets("abc").Add doesn't work. Also how to I define independent click events for them. For example if I click a command button, it should tell me which row is it in.

    Thanks

    --------------UPDATE -----------------------------

    So I am able to add the command buttons in their required spot dynamically based on the number of lines in my worksheet.

    Private Sub addb3(ByVal rows_present_alerts As Integer)
    Dim topcounter As Double
    topcounter = 15.75
    For i = 2 To rows_present_alerts ' The first row has the column headers
       With Worksheets("abc").OLEObjects
       .Add(ClassType:="Forms.CommandButton.1", Link:=False _
        , DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=509.25, Top:=topcounter, Width:=48, Height:=14.25 _
        ).Select
        End With
    topcounter = topcounter + 15    ' (not sure this approach will work in monitors with diff screen resolution but anyways) 
    Next i
    End Sub
    

    I want to assign click events to each command button. When I click the command button, it should tell me which row is it in.