Unclear Answer......

ok, I posted in the form wanting to know how to save the button click so that next time the user loads the program, the button is how the left it...

They used the SaveSetting and GetSetting functions to explain it, but when I do this...

Private Sub mnuAny_Click()
mnuAny.Checked = Not mnuAny.Checked
SaveSetting "Test", "Test Program", "thecheckvalues...", Check1.Value = True
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
mnuAny.Checked = True = GetSetting("Test Program", "Test Program", "thecheckvalues", 0)
End Sub

I get "cant be set on this control" and I am using it on a menu...because thats what they used when telling me what to do... when I try to use this on the Check1.value = 1 statement...it wont work..

So I want to do this, but how?

Code:

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Private Sub mnuAny_Click()
  mnuAny.Checked = Not mnuAny.Checked
  SaveSetting App.Title, "Menu Status", "mnuAny", Check1.Value
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
  mnuAny.Checked = GetSetting(App.Title, "Menu Status", "mnuAny", False)
End Sub

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Try this instead... thought I don't really like the fact you store and retrieve a non-string value though I assume the GetSetting/SaveSetting handles it.

If it doesn't try it like this

Code:

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Private Sub mnuAny_Click()
  mnuAny.Checked = Not mnuAny.Checked
  If mnuAny.Checked Then
    SaveSetting App.Title, "Menu Status", "mnuAny", "Yes"
  Else
    SaveSetting App.Title, "Menu Status", "mnuAny", "No"
  End If
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
  If GetSetting(App.Title, "Menu Status", "mnuAny", "No") = "Yes" Then
    mnuAny.Checked = True
  Else
    mnuAny.Checked = False
  End If
End Sub

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I would also try and get something standard going with the values you give to GetSetting/SetSetting.

App.Title - Copies the name that you have given your VB project therefor if it changes so does the settings saved

"Menu Status" - You should group things together logically so that you have one area specifically for Menu Statuses

"mnuAny" - This is the actual control that is being changed. Using the name that matches it give you more idea what is actually being set.

If you stick to these kinds of guidelines your program will remain neat and structured ;)

see thats what I dont get...

what do I make the mnuAny? A menu button? or a Click button?

Think about it for a moment.

If it is a "click" button then it goes down when you press it... and comes back UP when you let it go.

How then can you "save" what the user last did to it when it always comes back up afterwards!?!??!

You used the variable "mnuAny" when you gave your example which suggests by standard naming conventions you have set up a Menu Item using the Menu Editor.

It also logically suggests a Menu Button because you used the attribute "Checked". A Click Button doesn't have a "Checked" attribute because it is never "Checked".

Why would you even WANT to make it a click button?!?!?!

What do you mean? A lot of programs use them...
I think there was some confusion when I said check button... I actually took the time to read it and I meant Check Box...

Sorry about the wrong name...if that caused my misunderstanding....


[Edited by Sacofjoea on 06-28-2000 at 06:35 PM]

You actually said "CLICK button" not "CHECK button" ;)

I understand what you mean now... Its either a menu item or its a checkbox. Standard Variable naming practices would therefor be like this.

mnuAny - A Menu Item
chkAny - A CheckBox

chkAny.Checked = vbChecked
chkAny.Checked = vbUnchecked

You can still use the same code above, I would use the code that saves a Yes or a No as text and then converts it to whatever the control needs to programmatically "set" and "unset" itself.

Private Sub Form_Load()

If GetSetting(appname:="Project1", section:="Startup", _
Key:="Form1") = "1" Then
Check1.Value = 1
Else
Check1.Value = 0
End If

End Sub

Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)

If Check1.Value = 1 Then
SaveSetting appname:="Project1", _
section:="Startup", _
Key:="Form1", _
setting:="1"
Else
SaveSetting appname:="Project1", _
section:="Startup", _
Key:="Form1", _
setting:="0"
End If

End Sub

Thanks HeSaidJoe, that worked perfectly!