Clicking button keeps it pressed down 1

[spencern]

Hi,
I'm new to Visual Basic and I'm just trying out some simple ideas I have for easy programs. I was wondering if any Visual Basic wizard could answer this.

Is there any way to make a command button stay pressed down when you click it and then pop back up when click it again? Like a toggle switch sort of. Better yet, when you click down change the text on the button to something different, or would this be some extra coding (Not a problem, just wondering)

Thanks a lot for your time,
Spencer

 

[dekcool]

try to use Windows Common Control in Components
use Toolbar

 

[tzamora]

I would toggle a bit map (press.bmp) or (notpressed.bmp) when clicking.

 

[Transcend]

Hi Spencern,

certainly you can change text on a command button when you press it. On the keypress event you just need to add code to changed the button of the caption.

cmdButton.caption = "New Text"

For a toggle you may need to put in a check

If cmdButton.caption = "Old Text" then
cmdButton.caption = "New Text"
else
cmdButton.caption = "Old Text"
end if

This code will make the text toggle between "Old Text" and "New Text"

As for having the button stay down I can't be sure.
There may be other active x controls out there with this property though. Happy hunting

Transcend

 

[vb5prgrmr]

Changing the value of the caption of a command button is easy.
[tt]
Option Explicit
Dim Test As Boolean

Private Sub Command1_Click()

If Test = False Then
Test = True
Command1.Caption = "True"
Else
Test = False
Command1.Caption = "False"
End If

End Sub
[/tt]

Now on the other had to keep a command button pressed is not an easy task, but what would be easy is to use a check box and set its style to graphical in the properties window. Once you have place a checkbox on your form and changed its style property is would be very easy to alter the code above to meet your needs.
[tt]
Option Explicit

Private Sub Check1_Click()

If Check1.Value = vbChecked Then
Check1.Caption = "Checked"
Else
Check1.Caption = "Unchecked"
End If

End Sub
[/tt]

Notice that in this second example a boolean variable is not needed since the status/value of the checkbox/button can be referenced.

I would suggest a beginners book on VB that will give you simple projects that you can practice with.

I hope this helps, Good Luck

 

[CajunCenturion]

One very easy way to accomplish this is to use the CheckBox control.

Add a CheckBox to the form, and be sure to set its style to Graphical and use the CheckBox Click event just as you would use a CommandButton click event. Good Luck
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[Schroeder]

Also, the Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library contains a ToggleButton control that will behave like that.