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Bonus Chapter 6
Using VBA to CreateAutoCAD Applications
 
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n the previous chapter,you learned the basic syntax ofVBA,and you’ve already been introduced to the AutoCAD objectmodel (see Bonus Chapter 4 on this CD for a review). Now it’s timeto put these pieces together with some additional concepts to createan actual AutoCAD application.In this chapter,you’ll learn aboutUserForms,which provide a set ofuser interface tools for applica-tions written in VBA.You’ll see how to call a UserForm from theAutoCAD interface,how to have the UserForm do useful work,andhow to make your AutoCAD VBA code resident when the user firststarts AutoCAD.Along the way you’ll also explore the VBA editor abit further.
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Using UserForms
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Adding and Manipulating Controls
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Types ofControls
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Naming Controls
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UserForm Events
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Working with Forms in AutoCAD
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What’s Going On? Debugging Support
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IfYou Want to Experiment…
 
Shortcuts
To Create a New UserForm
Select Insert
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UserForm from the VBE menu.
To Add a Control to a UserForm
Select the control in the Controls toolbox,then click the mouse on the UserForm.
To Set Properties of Controls
Type new values for the properties into the Properties Window.
To Display Static Text and Pictures on a UserForm
Use a Label or Image control.
To Display Editable Text on a UserForm
Use a TextBox control.
To Allow Selection from a List of Items on a UserForm
Use a ListBox or ComboBox control.
To Choose between Two Values on a UserForm
Use a CheckBox,OptionButton,or ToggleButton control.
To Start Code from a UserForm
Use a CommandButton control.
To Run Code in Response to User Actions
Write event procedures in the UserForm’s module.
To See the List of Events,Properties,or Methods for a Control 
Use F2 to open the Object Browser.
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09 / 22 / 2010This doucment made it onto the Rising List!
craigmaester

Hi, How can I take a PDF version of this book please? It would be most useful to have on my laptop as a work away most of the time. Thanks Craig

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