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How do I find the code for a button that's causing a link issue

Asked by: BBlu

I have what might be the simplest of questions.  I have some code for a button that's causing a link issue.  It's in the 'onaction' of a button and I don't know how to find it and change/delete it.  Any ideas?

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Answers

 

by: MakriniPosted on 2009-11-01 at 01:33:35ID: 25713022

What sort of link issue...

If the code errors when you press the button - hit "debug" and you can see the actual line of code causing the problem - and fix it whilst you are there...

It also depends on the type of button. - if it's the simple sort - right click the button and click "Assign Macro" - and edit the Macro that is assigned to it.

If its the other sort - right click and go properties - and check which macro it is running from there.

If its a Macro on a form - there is another method all together.

Post your workbook and can tell you the exact method.

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2009-11-01 at 01:36:46ID: 25713025

Right-click on the button.
If it's a Form control, choose 'Assign macro' which will be in the context pop-up. If it's an Active X control, chose 'View Code'.

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2009-11-01 at 01:46:04ID: 25713136

Can you see the code (e.g. Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()) in the Worksheet's code module?

 

by: BBluPosted on 2009-11-01 at 01:46:32ID: 25713044

Well, I'm using 2007 and was getting the broken links error. when I chose to 'edit links', it would tell me what source file it was having problems linking to.  When I searched the workbook for a reference to that file, it came up empty. I found this useful tool to search for broken links and determined it was an issue on this worksheet, with this particular button in the OnAction event.  but when I right-click on the button and choose to 'view code' I get a "Reference is not valid" error.

 

by: BBluPosted on 2009-11-01 at 07:11:14ID: 25713928

if I click anywhere else on the worksheet and go to Developer/View Code in the Tools menu, I see a blank window with "General" and "(Declarations)" selected.  Am I going to the correct place?

 

by: BBluPosted on 2009-11-01 at 07:19:01ID: 25713954

okay..when I change the first selection box (not sure what this dropdown box is called) to "Worksheet", the window then shows..

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)

End Sub

I'm assuming I'm in the right location

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2009-11-01 at 07:31:28ID: 25713994

Yes. The simplest way is with Alt + F11.

Select and double-click  the sheet with the button in the project pane on the left.

Any ActiveX objects on that sheet should show in the left-hand box as well as Worksheet.

 

by: BBluPosted on 2009-11-01 at 07:33:03ID: 25714000

the button should show in the VBAProject list, too?  All I see is all of the worksheets.

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2009-11-01 at 08:29:02ID: 25714227

Then it doesn't seem to be an ActiveX button. The other type of button works by assigning a pre-written macro to it via the right-click menu.

 

by: BBluPosted on 2009-11-03 at 14:08:44ID: 25734352

hmm...even after I delete the button, I still show an 'edit links' error that appears to be some macro or something.  I'll continue to look.  I've never experienced an broken issue like this.  It's so weird.

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2009-11-03 at 14:57:48ID: 25734826

Are you in a position to attach the document here? A version before you deleted the button, preferably.

 

by: BBluPosted on 2009-11-03 at 14:59:13ID: 25734839

the document is pretty big- 7 Megs..and does contain some sensitive/financial information.  Thanks, though, GrahamSkan

 

by: BBluPosted on 2009-11-03 at 15:51:16ID: 25735185

something weird was going on..and I still couldn't fine it.  I ended up deleting the button and everything is fine now.  I'll rebuild the button later, but for now it's fixed.

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2009-11-03 at 16:56:43ID: 25735514

OK. It will have to remain a mystery

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