XL: Macro to Fill a List Box with Multiple Ranges

ID: Q153603

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, you can use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro to fill a list box from multiple cell ranges in a workbook. This article contains sample code to help you perform this task.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

1. In a new workbook, on the Insert menu, click Macro, and then click

   Dialog.

2. Use the tools on the Forms toolbar to create a list box on the Dialog

   sheet.

3. On Sheet1 enter the following data:

      A1: Cat     C1: Car
      A2: Dog     C2: Bus
      A3: Mouse   C3: Train

4. On the Insert menu, click Macro, and then click Module. In the new

   module sheet, enter the following macro code:

      Sub FillListBox()
         Dim Values As Range
         Dim x As Object
         DialogSheets("Dialog1").ListBoxes(1).RemoveAllItems
         Set Values = _
            Union(Worksheets("Sheet1").Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(3, 1)), _
            Worksheets("Sheet1").Range(Cells(1, 3), Cells(3, 3)))
         For Each x In Values
            DialogSheets("Dialog1").ListBoxes(1).AddItem x.Value
         Next x
      End Sub

To run the macro FillListBox do the following:

1. On the Tools menu, click Macro.

2. Select FillListBox, and then click Run.

Now when you display the dialog box, the values from A1:A3 and C1:C3 will be displayed in the list box.

REFERENCES

For more information about the AddItem and RemoveAllItems methods in Microsoft Excel version 7.0, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu and type:

   AddItem
   RemoveAllItems

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Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999