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    Well Im going mad....

    I have a button on a sheet (Active X Command button) called CommandButton1

    I want to set its caption via VBA however every method I can think of results in a "Run time error 438" object doesnt support this property or method.

    Now Im fairly 99% sure Ive done this a dozen times in the past using
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    all giving the same error, come on folks, what daft thing am I doing wrong?

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    Re: Setting Command Button caption

    Hi,

    is this a form control or an activeX control ?
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    Re: Setting Command Button caption

    Active X control

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    Re: Setting Command Button caption

    Hi,

    try this attached workbook and see if it works.
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    Re: Setting Command Button caption

    yes that worked fine and when I went into your code, copied and pasted the line into my button event it worked. Yet that is exactly the same command as I was using (first code in my post). All very weird.

    Many thanks

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    Re: Setting Command Button caption

    very strange.

    All the best.

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