Difference between revisions of "A 'hello world' VBA program"

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     Dim myCustomUI As rxCustomUI
 
     Dim myCustomUI As rxCustomUI
 
     Set myCustomUI = rxCustomUI.defaultInstance
 
     Set myCustomUI = rxCustomUI.defaultInstance
 +
   
 +
    ' Get a reference to the rxRibbon object of our rxCustomUI instance
 +
    Dim myRibbon As rxRibbon
 +
    Set myRibbon = myCustomUI.ribbon
 
      
 
      
 
     ' Create a new tab
 
     ' Create a new tab
 
     Dim myTab As rxTab
 
     Dim myTab As rxTab
     Set myTab = myCustomUI.ribbon.tabs.Add(New rxTab)
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     Set myTab = myRibbon.tabs.Add(New rxTab)
 +
       
 
      
 
      
 
     ' Give the new tab a label
 
     ' Give the new tab a label

Revision as of 18:15, 10 March 2013

Creating a tab

  • Enter the code below in a standard VBA module
  1. Public Sub CreateMyUI()
  2.  
  3.     ' Get a reference to the default rxCustomUI instance
  4.     Dim myCustomUI As rxCustomUI
  5.     Set myCustomUI = rxCustomUI.defaultInstance
  6.  
  7.     ' Get a reference to the rxRibbon object of our rxCustomUI instance
  8.     Dim myRibbon As rxRibbon
  9.     Set myRibbon = myCustomUI.ribbon
  10.  
  11.     ' Create a new tab
  12.     Dim myTab As rxTab
  13.     Set myTab = myRibbon.tabs.Add(New rxTab)
  14.  
  15.  
  16.     ' Give the new tab a label
  17.     myTab.Label = "My First Tab"
  18.  
  19.  
  20.     ' Render the UI
  21.     myCustomUI.Refresh
  22.  
  23. End Sub
  • Run the sub to create an empty tab labeled 'My First Tab'
    EmptyTab.png

Code Analysis

Dim myCustomUI As rxCustomUI
Set myCustomUI = rxCustomUI.defaultInstance

rxCustomUI is at the top of the object model hierarchy. Here, we are holding on to the default rxCustomUI instance for the current office application session.


Dim i As Long