PPT: Sample VB Code to Manipulate Command Bars

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

    Type CommandBarType

      NameOfCommandBar As String
      IsVisible As Boolean
      Value As Byte

   End Type

   Sub MakeBarVisible()

      ' Holds command bar information. This is a user-defined datatype
      ' defined in the Declarations section.
      Dim UsedBarList() As CommandBarType

      ' Stores the prompt in the message box.
      Dim message As String

      ' Controls For loop.
      Dim i As Byte

      ' Counts the visible command bars.
      Dim CountVisible As Byte

      ' Stores the return value of the message box.
      Dim result As Integer

      ' Initialize CountVisible.
      CountVisible = 0

      ' Get space in the array for the standard command bar.
      ReDim Preserve UsedBarList(0)

      ' Store the settings for the standard command bar.
      With UsedBarList(0)
         .IsVisible = Application.CommandBars(3).Visible
         .NameOfCommandBar = Application.CommandBars(3).Name
         .Value = 3
      End With

      ' Get space in the array for the Formatting command bar.
      ReDim Preserve UsedBarList(1)

      ' Store the settings for the Formatting command bar.
      With UsedBarList(1)
         .IsVisible = Application.CommandBars(4).Visible
         .NameOfCommandBar = Application.CommandBars(4).Name
         .Value = 4
      End With

      ' Get space in the array for the drawing command bar.
      ReDim Preserve UsedBarList(2)

      ' Store the settings for the Drawing command bar.
      With UsedBarList(2)
         .IsVisible = Application.CommandBars(8).Visible
         .NameOfCommandBar = Application.CommandBars(8).Name
         .Value = 8
      End With

      ' Build the prompt for the message box.
      message = "Would you like me to turn ON the following"
      message = message & " command bar(s)?" & Chr(13)

      ' Loop through the three command bars and see whether visible.
      For i = 0 To 2

         ' See whether the command bar is not visible.
         If UsedBarList(i).IsVisible = False Then
            ' Add a space and a tab and the name of command bar.
            message = message & Chr(13) & Chr(9)
            message = message & UsedBarList(i).NameOfCommandBar
            CountVisible = CountVisible + 1
         End If

      Next i

      ' See whether the three command bars are visible.
      If CountVisible = 0 Then
         ' The three command bars are visible.
         MsgBox "The Standard, Formatting, and Drawing command " _
            & " bars are already visible. Disable one or more and run " _
            & "the macro again.", vbInformation
         End
      End If

      ' Display the message box.
      result = MsgBox(message, vbQuestion + vbYesNo)

      ' Check which button was selected in the message box.
      If result = vbNo Then
         End
      End If

      ' Turn on the command bars.
      For i = 0 To 2

         ' See whether the command bar is not visible.
         If UsedBarList(i).IsVisible = False Then
            ' Make the command bar visible.
            With Application.CommandBars(UsedBarList(i).Value)
               .Visible = True
            End With
         End If

      Next i

   End Sub