TripleState Property Example

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

The following example uses the TripleState property to allow Null as a legal value of a CheckBox and a ToggleButton. The user controls the value of TripleState through ToggleButton2. The user can set the value of a CheckBox or ToggleButton based on the value of TripleState. However, when a control is set to Null, no event is fired.

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 CheckBox named CheckBox1.
  • A ToggleButton named ToggleButton1.
  • A ToggleButton named ToggleButton2.
Sub Item_Open()
    Set CheckBox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("CheckBox1")
    Set ToggleButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("ToggleButton1")
    Set ToggleButton2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("ToggleButton2")

    CheckBox1.Caption = "Value is True"
    CheckBox1.Value = True
    CheckBox1.TripleState = False
    
    ToggleButton1.Caption = "Value is True"
    ToggleButton1.Value = True
    ToggleButton1.TripleState = False

    ToggleButton2.Value = False
    ToggleButton2.Caption = "Triple State Off"
End Sub

Sub ToggleButton2_Click()
    Set CheckBox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("CheckBox1")
    Set ToggleButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("ToggleButton1")
    Set ToggleButton2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("ToggleButton2")

    If ToggleButton2.Value = True Then
        ToggleButton2.Caption = "Triple State On"
        CheckBox1.TripleState = True
        ToggleButton1.TripleState = True
    Else
        ToggleButton2.Caption = "Triple State Off"
        CheckBox1.TripleState = False
        ToggleButton1.TripleState = False
    End If
End Sub

Sub CheckBox1_Click()
    Set CheckBox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("CheckBox1")
    If IsNull(CheckBox1.Value) Then
        CheckBox1.Caption = "Value is Null"
    ElseIf CheckBox1.Value = False Then
        CheckBox1.Caption = "Value is False"
    ElseIf CheckBox1.Value = True Then
        CheckBox1.Caption = "Value is True"
    End If
End Sub

Sub ToggleButton1_Click()
    Set ToggleButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("ToggleButton1")
    If IsNull(ToggleButton1.Value) Then
        ToggleButton1.Caption = "Value is Null"
    ElseIf ToggleButton1.Value = False Then
        ToggleButton1.Caption = "Value is False"
    ElseIf ToggleButton1.Value = True Then
        ToggleButton1.Caption = "Value is True"
    End If
End Sub