XL2000: How to Return Values from a List Box That Displays Multiple Columns

You can display more than one column of data in a ListBox control on a UserForm. However, when you select an item from the list, only the value from the column that you are binding to is returned. This article provides an example of how to return multiple values from a list box that displays three columns of data.

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1. Save and close any open workbooks, and then open a new workbook.
2. On Sheet1, type the following values:

      A1: Year  B1: Month     C1: Day
      A2: 1996  B2: February  C2: 23
      A3: 1997  B3: March     C3: 18
      A4: 1998  B4: September C4: 7
      A5: 1999  B5: November  C5: 3
   					

3. Start the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
4. If the Properties window is not visible, click Properties on the View menu (or press F4).
5. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
6. Draw a ListBox control on the UserForm.
7. Switch to the Properties window (press F4).
8. Change the following properties of the ListBox control to the following values:

      Property         Value
   
      ------------------------------
      BoundColumn       1
      ColumnCount       3
      ColumnHeads       True
      RowSource         Sheet1!A2:A5
   					

9. Draw a Label control on the UserForm.
10. Double-click the ListBox control to open its code window.
11. In the module, type the following code for the ListBox Change event:

    Private Sub ListBox1_Change()
      Dim SourceData As Range
      Dim Val1 As String, Val2 As String, Val3 As String
    
      'Get Range that the ListBox is bound to
      Set SourceRange = Range(ListBox1.RowSource)
    
      Val1 = ListBox1.Value
      'Get the value of the second column
      Val2 = SourceRange.Offset(ListBox1.ListIndex, 1).Resize(1, 1).Value
      'Get the value of the third column
      Val3 = SourceRange.Offset(ListBox1.ListIndex, 2).Resize(1, 1).Value
    
      'Concatenate the three values together and display them in Label1
      Label1.Caption = Val1 & " " & Val2 & " " & Val3
    End Sub
    
    					

12. Run the UserForm. To do this, click the UserForm, and then click Run Sub/UserForm on the Run menu. When you click an entry in the list box, the label changes to reflect all three of the columns in that entry.

For more information about using the ListBox control, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type listbox control in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.