Item Method Example

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

The following example uses the Item method to access individual members of the Controls and Pages collections. The user chooses an option button for either the Controls collection or the MultiPage, and then clicks the CommandButton. The name of the appropriate control is returned in the Label.

To use this example, copy this sample code to the Script Editor of a form. To run the code you need to open the form so the Open event will activate. Make sure that the form contains:

  • A CommandButton named CommandButton1.
  • A Label named Label1.
  • Two OptionButton controls named OptionButton1 and OptionButton2.
  • A MultiPage named MultiPage1.
Dim ControlsIndex

Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    Set Controls = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls
    Set OptionButton1 = Controls("OptionButton1")
    Set OptionButton2 = Controls("OptionButton2")
    Set Label1 = Controls("Label1")
    Set MultiPage1 = Controls("MultiPage1")
    
    If OptionButton1.Value = True Then
        'Process Controls collection for UserForm
        Set MyControl = Controls.Item(ControlsIndex)
        Label1.Caption = MyControl.Name
        
        'Prepare index for next control on Userform
        ControlsIndex = ControlsIndex + 1
        If ControlsIndex >= Controls.Count Then
            ControlsIndex = 0
        End If
    
    ElseIf OptionButton2.Value = True Then
        'Process Current Page of Pages collection
        Set MyControl = MultiPage1.Pages.Item(MultiPage1.Value)
        Label1.Caption = MyControl.Name
    End If
End Sub

Sub Item_Open()
    ControlsIndex = 0

    Set OptionButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("OptionButton1")
    Set OptionButton2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("OptionButton2")
    Set CommandButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("CommandButton1")
    
    OptionButton1.Caption = "Controls Collection"
    OptionButton2.Caption = "Pages Collection"
    OptionButton1.Value = True
    
    CommandButton1.Caption = "Get Member Name"
End Sub