List all the properties of a control

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David DB - 11 Jul 2008 10:12 GMT

I want to dump all the properties of a control in the debug window.

How can I list the properties without naming them ? (example:
text1.backcolor)

VB6

David

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Jeff Johnson - 11 Jul 2008 14:34 GMT

>I want to dump all the properties of a control in the debug window.
>
> How can I list the properties without naming them ? (example:
> text1.backcolor)

(Can't resist giving props to .NET here: Reflection sure is cool.)

You would need to use a library called TLBINF32.DLL to enumerate the
properties of your control. Search for it on Google. The help file has some
pretty good examples.

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RDub - 11 Jul 2008 15:40 GMT

assuming there is a text box "Text0" and a cmd button "Command2" on the form

Private Sub Command2_Click()

Dim prp As Object

For Each prp In Text0.Properties
Debug.Print prp.Name
Next

End Sub

>I want to dump all the properties of a control in the debug window.
>
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> David

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RDub - 11 Jul 2008 15:48 GMT

OOOPS - Disregard last post.

Looking in the wrong group! I thought I was in an access.formscoding Group.

The code I posted works in Access VBA, I don't think this works with VB6,
controls do not have a Properites collection to iterate. Really sorry about
that :-(

Rdub

> assuming there is a text box "Text0" and a cmd button "Command2" on the
> form
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>> David

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Bob Butler - 11 Jul 2008 15:50 GMT

> assuming there is a text box "Text0" and a cmd button "Command2" on the
> form
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> Next
> End Sub

In VBA in Access, yes. In VB 6 or other flavors of VBA, no.

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List all the properties of a control