Creating instances of a control at runtime

[Ken Whiteman]

Hello,

Can someone help me with this problem?

I need to create several instances of a Shape control at runtime from 1 original control.

The application requires a new instance of the shape be created when the user pushes a command button. Each new shape will need to insert itself within an array.

Example:

(this doesn't work)

Sub Command1_Click(Index as Integer)
Count = Count + 1
Set BoxShape(Count) = New Shape1
End Sub

The newly generated BoxShape(x) needs to act like any other ordinary Shape control.

I've seen this done in the past, but I can't remember where or how to search of this.

Thanks,

Kenneth K. Whiteman

[HeSaidJoe]

'add a command button to a form dynamically at run time

Option Explicit

Private WithEvents btnObj As CommandButton

Private Sub btnObj_Click()
MsgBox "This is a dynamically added button."
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
Set btnObj = Controls.Add("VB.CommandButton", "btnObj")
With btnObj
.Visible = True
.Width = 3000
.Caption = "This button was created on the fly!"
.Top = 1000
.Left = 1000
End With
End Sub

[MartinLiss]

This assumes you already have a shape control on the form, its index is set at design time to 0, and you want subsequent shape controls to be patterned after the original.

Private Sub Command1_Click()

    Static intShapeIndex As Integer
    
    intShapeIndex = intShapeIndex + 1
    
    Load Shape1(intShapeIndex)
    Shape1(intShapeIndex).Visible = True
    Shape1(intShapeIndex).Top = Shape1(intShapeIndex - 1).Top + Shape1(intShapeIndex - 1).Height
    
End Sub

[Ken Whiteman]

Wayne,
Thanks, This is just what I was looking for!

However,

Thanks Marty, your method is much easier and works great!

Ken

Just a thought.

The bad thing about creating them from scratch is that you cannot have code in their events. Creating them from arrays, you can add them by using a Select Case statement.

Select Case Index

Case 1:
' if index 1

Case 2:
' if index 1

Case 3:
' if index 1

End Select