multi vars?

Set hInp & index = 'whatever'
hInp & index.Click
is that possible so whatever the index is it wil creeate multi ones like

hInp1
hInp2
hInp3

this is what i need etc, any suggesstions?

What are you trying to do?

I'm afraid your example is unclear.

You can use arrays, however I am a bit confused with this line:

hInp & index.Click

What do you have in mind? Creating buttons (or something) or variables as your thread subject suggests?

well im dealing with multiple webbrowsers so for 1 broswer i do something like..

Set hInp = wb.Document.blahblah
hInp.Click

but im dealing with multi webrowsers with indexes e.g. wb(1) wb(2)

so i need different variable names

Set hInp1 = wb(1).Document.blahblah
hInp1.Click

Set hInp2 = wb(2).Document.blahblah
hInp2.Click

thats why i was asking i need something like

Set hInp & index = wb(index).Document.blahblah
hInp & index.Click

any ideas why it wont work?

Why don't you simply call that click event and pass Index (if you do have control array) ?
Here is a quick sample:

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    WebBrowser1_DownloadBegin 0
End Sub
 
Private Sub WebBrowser1_DownloadBegin(Index As Integer)
    Select Case Index
        Case 0, 1
            MsgBox "Start downloading... Please wait."
    End Select
End Sub

You could use a For loop to loop thru each control, eg:

VB Code:

Dim iCount as Integer
Dim hInp as ???
 
For iCount = 1 To (wb.Count - 1) 
  Set hInp = wb(1).Document.blahblah
  hInp.Click
Next iCount
Set hInp= Nothing

You could use this :

VB Code:

Set Me.Controls("hInp" & index) = wb(index).Document.blahblah
Me.Controls("hInp" & index).Click

@si_the_geek and Gensor:

sorry guys but your samples don't make much sense (to me at least) unless you explain what you had in mind. :wave:

My example would be working for control on the form... but not for a variable!! I misread the thread!! :p

No, your sample will fail in the following line:

Set Me.Controls("hInp" & index) ...

for two reasons:

1. "hInp" & index must represent control's name but since it doesn't exist it cannot be found in the controls collection.
2. presuming that it does exist - you cannot set existing control to be another control...

Well RhinoBull, in post 4 Pouncer said that he wants to repeat this code for each webbrowser control:

Set hInp1 = wb(1).Document.blahblah
hInp1.Click

..so I just put it into a loop for the control array wb. :)

Yea, I saw that, but hypothetically if the following line is OK

Set hInp1 = wb(1).Document.blahblah

then this will fail anyway

hInp1.Click

because for control array index is expected as an argument in every event handler.

I see your point but disagree, as the index refers to the parent object (wb) rather than the sub-object (blahblah) that hInp1 is set to.

I'm afraid you're missing one important point, SI - you cannot do that.
If you run this sample you will get error: "Object doesn't support this property or method"

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click(Index As Integer)
    Select Case Index
        Case 0
            MsgBox "Button 0 was clicked."
    End Select
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Dim ctl As Control
 
    Set ctl = Command1(0)
    MsgBox ctl.Caption 'this is still fine
    ctl.Click 'ERROR WILL OCCUR HERE
 
End Sub

Instead of that nonsense run this sample:

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Sub Command1_Click(Index As Integer)
    Select Case Index
        Case 0
            MsgBox "Button 0 was clicked."
    End Select
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
    Command1_Click 0
End Sub

BTW, you'll need three command buttons: Command1 (control array - at least 2 members) and Command2.

Yes, your example code fails. However, I consider it to be irrelevant to the issue - as Pouncer is assigning a child object to the variable, rather than the parent object. Using a child object from a control array in this way is valid.

Of course I could be wrong about the requirements (I am basing my opinion on post 4), if Pouncer is actually trying to do this for each wb:
Set hInp = wb(1)
hInp.Click

..then the code should be like this:

VB Code:

Dim iCount as Integer
 
For iCount = 1 To (wb.Count - 1) 
  wb(1).Click
Next iCount

Of course we can't tell until Pouncer comments ;)

How is it irrelevant if the following syntax

wb(1).Click

is not valid ???

Can you explain that to me? I don't get it?
If you try to execute that line of your - you will get error "Method or data member not found" because of the syntax problem. Correct syntax is as follows:

Command1_Click 0 'Index As Integer is a mandatory argument

How can you NOT get that error or did you run it at all?

Can you please read my post again, a bit more carefully ;)

As I said I did get the error, and I also said that assigning wb(1) to a variable was incorrect.

However the code as posted by Pouncer is not of the style "wb(1).Click", it is "wb(1).childobject.Click". You can assign wb(1).childobject to a variable and use "variable.click".


We can't tell exatcly what Pouncer was trying to achieve without more details, but whatever it is, there is enough information here now so that he can find an appropriate answer.

OK, let's stop here because heck knows what you're trying to say. Sorry for being lost in your words. :wave: