Access VBA - Changing TextBox value from within a function (ByRef)

Question

I'm trying to write a sub that will get two parameters - a textbox in a form and a text. My intention is that the function will append the text into any textbox.

Sub AppendTextBox([any textbox in my form], text As String)

[code that appends the text parameter to the textbox]

End Sub

Please note that I'm not trying to append text to a specific textbox, but to create a function that can receive any textbox in the form and append it with any text.

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

I've found the answer and it's much simpler than I though it is:

Private Sub AAA(A)

A.Value = "Desired text"

End Sub

Or if you want to append:

Private Sub AAA(A)

A.Value = A.Value & vbnewline & "Desired text"

End Sub

Answer 2

Hi Zephram have you managed to find the solution for this? I have one but is a bit heavy because it uses loops. If you have one better let me know.

Private Function change_TextBox2(altera As String, textbox As ctl, valor As Variant)
Dim ctl As Control
If altera = "Popula" Then
    For Each ctl In Me.Controls
        With ctl
         If (InStr(.Name, textbox)) > 0 Then
             .Value = valor
         End If
       End With
    Next ctl
ElseIf altera = "hide" Then
    For Each ctl In Me.Controls
        With ctl
         If (InStr(.Name, textbox)) > 0 Then
             .Visible = False
         End If
       End With
    Next ctl
End If
End Function

Answer 3

can be accomplished by:

dim appendTxt as String:  appendTxt = "appended text"
dim ws as Worksheet:  for each ws in ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
    dim shape as Shape:  for each shape in ws.Shapes
        if shape.Type = msoTextBox then
            'you can move this code parameterized to a separate function then as req by OP:
            with shape.TextEffect:  .Text = .Text & appendTxt
        end if
    next shape
next ws