How to: Swap Columns of a Multicolumn List Box

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The following example swaps columns of a multicolumn ListBox. The sample uses the List property in two ways:

  1. To access and exchange individual values in the ListBox. In this usage, List has subscripts to designate the row and column of a specified value.

  2. To initially load the ListBox with values from an array. In this usage, List has no subscripts.

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 ListBox named ListBox1 and a CommandButton named CommandButton1.

Dim Listbox1 
Dim MyArray(6, 3) 
 
Sub Item_Open 
 Dim i 
 Set Listbox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Listbox1 
 
 Listbox1.ColumnCount = 3 
 For i = 0 to 5 
 MyArray(i, 0) = i 
 MyArray(i, 1) = Rnd 
 MyArray(i, 2) = Rnd 
 Next 
 
 Listbox1.List() = MyArray 
End Sub 
 
Sub CommandButton1_Click 
 Dim i 
 Dim Temp 
 
 For i = 0 to 5 
 Temp = Listbox1.List(i, 0) 
 Listbox1.List(i, 0) = Listbox1.List(i, 2) 
 Listbox1.List(i, 2) = Temp 
 Next 
End Sub