On load or On open in Excel

So I have this form that is displayed in one my excel workbooks.  I need a few lines of code to run right when the form pop ups.  I normally work in access and would sue an On_Load or On_Open event, but excel does not have that.

What can I use instead to run these commands when the form opens.

Thanks
John
John SheehySystem Security ManagerAsked:
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ProfessorJimJamMicrosoft Excel ExpertCommented:
I am not sure if i understood your question correctly,

when you add a userform then you double click on it to go its code page 



Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
MsgBox "macro started"
End Sub

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Private Sub UserForm_Deactivate()
your macro
End Sub

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John SheehySystem Security ManagerAuthor Commented:
I have a button on a worksheet.  The user clicks the button and opens a user form.

When that user form opens I need certain button on it to be disabled right off the bat.

Is that better?

John
Rob HensonFinance AnalystCommented:
Add the code to the same script as opening the form.

Sub OpenForm()

UserForm1.Show
next steps

End Sub

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Rob HensonFinance AnalystCommented:
Just re-reading, if a button on the form is to be disabled straight away, why bother with it being there?
John SheehySystem Security ManagerAuthor Commented:
The button will enable itself once one of the lines on the form is filled.  It shows the user their options but let's them know required information is missing.  Where I work we need to think of every possibly question a user could have.

I did try your suggestion but it did nothing until the form was no longer showing and then it proceeded to the next line.

But this did work.

UserForm_Initialize()

And I disabled the buttons that needed to be.

Thanks
John
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