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ok this is a stupid question but just on of those pain-in-the-ass things you can't do:

i have a listbox which generates a random amount of random strings, when i close the form the strings are generated again,which i don't want, at the moment i'm kinda doing this

udtEMPL.Em1 = ListBox. ??????

then for the next item in the listbox i would have

udtEMPL.Em2 = Listbox. ?????

i want this to be done automatically by the prog.
can anyone help?
thanks

Code:

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Generate your strings and store them in an array:
Dim myArr()
For i = whatever to whatever
ReDim Preserver myArr(i)
  myArr(i) = i & (rnd * 100) + 1
next i

for i = lbound(myArr) to uBound(myArr)
  list1.additem myArr(i)
next i
'You could then store your array in a file it wanted

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thanks

but... it doesn't add integers it adds strings, so that doesn't work, here is my existing code:

Sub GENITEMZ()
Employeez.Clear
Empler.Clear
HMNY = Int((8 * Rnd) + 1)
Dim Counter As Integer
Do Until Counter = HMNY
RAN = Int((8) * Rnd)
If RAN = 0 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
If RAN = 1 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
If RAN = 2 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
If RAN = 3 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
If RAN = 4 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Bodyguard")
If RAN = 5 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Bodyguard")
If RAN = 6 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Scientist")
If RAN = 7 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Navigator")
Counter = Counter + 1

Loop
End Sub

what exactly are you looking for as a result of calling
your function?
Give me an example of what the correct situtaion would yield.

that code works, the listbox would contain a random number of strings (which works) and when the form is closed and opened again the listbox would contain the same strings in the same order (which doesn't work)

forgot one little thing
you need to put this above the Rnd functions then it will work

Randomize

Code:

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Option Explicit


Sub GENITEMZ()
Dim ran As Integer
Dim HMNY As Integer

Employeez.Clear
Empler.Clear
Randomize
HMNY = Int((8 * Rnd) + 1)
Dim Counter As Integer
Do Until Counter = HMNY
Randomize
ran = Int((8) * Rnd)
If ran = 0 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
If ran = 1 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
If ran = 2 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
If ran = 3 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
If ran = 4 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Bodyguard")
If ran = 5 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Bodyguard")
If ran = 6 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Scientist")
If ran = 7 Then Employeez.AddItem ("Navigator")
Counter = Counter + 1

Loop
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
Call GENITEMZ
End Sub

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that works, but when i close the form and then re-open the form the strings in the list box have been generated again.

anyone?

are you saying you want to generate only once and then
save the strings on exit for the next time you open?

yes

anyone?

what's with this anyone?

it takes time to write code..don't be so impatient.
sometimes it takes hours to get answers.

'this will load your strings once and only once
'saves them to a file and reloads

Code:

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Option Explicit


Sub GENITEMZ()

Dim ran As Integer
Dim HMNY As Integer

employeez.Clear
empler.Clear
Randomize
HMNY = Int((8 * Rnd) + 1)
Dim Counter As Integer
Do Until Counter = HMNY
Randomize
ran = Int((8) * Rnd)

    If ran = 0 Then employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
    If ran = 1 Then employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
    If ran = 2 Then employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
    If ran = 3 Then employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
    If ran = 4 Then employeez.AddItem ("Bodyguard")
    If ran = 5 Then employeez.AddItem ("Bodyguard")
    If ran = 6 Then employeez.AddItem ("Scientist")
    If ran = 7 Then employeez.AddItem ("Navigator")
    Counter = Counter + 1
Loop
  Call SaveMyListBox

End Sub
Public Sub SaveMyListBox()
'Save the contents
Dim i As Integer
    Open "C:\my documents\myListBox.txt" For Output As #1
        For i = 0 To employeez.ListCount - 1
            Print #1, employeez.List(i)
        Next i
    Close #1
End Sub
Public Sub LoadMyListBox()
'Load the contents
Dim sListing As String, i As Integer
    Open "C:\my documents\myListBox.txt" For Input As #1
        Do While Not EOF(1)
            Input #1, sListing
            employeez.AddItem sListing
      Loop
    Close #1
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()

Dim sFile$

sFile = "C:\my documents\mylistbox.txt"

Dim fs As Object
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If fs.fileexists(sFile$) = True Then
  Call LoadMyListBox
Else
    Call GENITEMZ
End If
    Set fs = Nothing

End Sub

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sorry, just often people will start helping then get fed up and bugger off, thanks anyway.
is there anyway it could be done without saving it?

i mean when i close that particular form the whole program is not closed because the main form can't be, i just want the listbox contents to be saved while the program is running - you know just have it stored under a public type...

Code:

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'if you add a public variable (array)
Option Explicit

Public myArr()
'*********change loading and unload the file

'Save the contents
Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To employeez.ListCount - 1
            ReDim Preserve myArr(i)
          myArr(i) = employeez.List(i)
        Next i
    Close #1
End Sub

Public Sub LoadMyListBox()
'Load the contents

Dim i As Integer
   
    For i = LBound(myArr) To UBound(myArr)
          employeez.AddItem myArr(i)
      Next i

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Public myArr()
'*********change loading and unload the file

'Save the contents
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To employeez.ListCount - 1
ReDim Preserve myArr(i)
myArr(i) = employeez.List(i)
Next i
Close #1
End Sub

i put this in a module and it says: invalid outside procedure, it doesn't work in the form's code either

Ok..I will yank your code down and see what is happening.
Is it the same as in this post or have you changed it.
If so give me your new stuff.

Code:

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'
'works..I tested it
'
'this goes in a bas module
Option Explicit

Public myArr()

'This goes in form1

Option Explicit

Sub GENITEMZ()

Dim ran As Integer
Dim HMNY As Integer

employeez.Clear
'empler.Clear
Randomize
HMNY = Int((8 * Rnd) + 1)
Dim Counter As Integer
Do Until Counter = HMNY
Randomize
ran = Int((8) * Rnd)

    If ran = 0 Then employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
    If ran = 1 Then employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
    If ran = 2 Then employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
    If ran = 3 Then employeez.AddItem ("Manual Labourer")
    If ran = 4 Then employeez.AddItem ("Bodyguard")
    If ran = 5 Then employeez.AddItem ("Bodyguard")
    If ran = 6 Then employeez.AddItem ("Scientist")
    If ran = 7 Then employeez.AddItem ("Navigator")
    Counter = Counter + 1
Loop
  Call SaveMyListBox

End Sub
Public Sub SaveMyListBox()
Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To employeez.ListCount - 1
            ReDim Preserve myArr(i)
          myArr(i) = employeez.List(i)
        Next i
End Sub
Public Sub LoadMyListBox()
'Load the contents
Dim i As Integer
   
    For i = LBound(myArr) To UBound(myArr)
          employeez.AddItem myArr(i)
      Next i
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
  Unload me
  Load Form2
  Form2.Show
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()

On Error GoTo QuitNow:
   
    Debug.Print UBound(myArr)
    Call LoadMyListBox
    On Error GoTo 0
    Exit Sub
QuitNow:
    Call GENITEMZ
End Sub

'this goes in form2

Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Unload Me
    Load Form1
    Form1.Show
End Sub

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You can shorten all of those If...Then's with a Choose() function.

Code:

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employeez.AddItem Choose(Int(Rnd * 8) + 1, "Manual Labourer", "Manual Labourer", "Manual Labourer", "Manual Labourer", "Bodyguard", "Bodyguard", "Scientist", "Navigator")

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this comes a bit late but i have been away during the week: thanks!