How do I Execute the content of a textbox

"Nat" <n5******@centurytel.net> wrote in message
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In VB5 I have a textbox containing "cmdText1.Visible = False".

How can I execute this? IOW: How can I hide cmdText1 using the above?

Nat

Assuming the name of the text box is TextBox1...
If TextBox1.text = "cmdText1.Visible=False" then
cmdText1.Visible = False
End If

not what you were hoping for, I know...
JavaScript can execute a string as a Javascript command, but VB can't

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"Hal Rosser" <hm******@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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| "Nat" <n5******@centurytel.net> wrote in message
| news:gq********************@centurytel.net...
| > In VB5 I have a textbox containing "cmdText1.Visible = False".
| >
| > How can I execute this? IOW: How can I hide cmdText1 using the
above?
| >
| > Nat
| >
|
|
| not what you were hoping for, I know...
| JavaScript can execute a string as a Javascript command, but VB can't
|

Actually, you can execute a string in VB, if you use the Microsoft
Script Control:

Private Sub Form_Load()
Text1.Text = "cmdText1.Visible = False"
Call ScriptControl1.AddObject(cmdText1.Name, cmdText1)
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Call ScriptControl1.ExecuteStatement(Text1.Text)
End Sub

>> In VB5 I have a textbox containing "cmdText1.Visible = False".

How can I execute this? IOW: How can I hide cmdText1 using the above?

Nat

Assuming the name of the text box is TextBox1...
If TextBox1.text = "cmdText1.Visible=False" then
cmdText1.Visible = False
End If

not what you were hoping for, I know...
JavaScript can execute a string as a Javascript command, but VB can't

Thanks for a good try, Hal.
nat

In VB5 I have a textbox containing "cmdText1.Visible = False".

How can I execute this? IOW: How can I hide cmdText1 using the
above?

Nat

Actually, you can execute a string in VB, if you use the Microsoft
Script Control:

Private Sub Form_Load()
Text1.Text = "cmdText1.Visible = False"
Call ScriptControl1.AddObject(cmdText1.Name, cmdText1)
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Call ScriptControl1.ExecuteStatement(Text1.Text)
End Sub

Ah....now all I have to do is find ScriptControl. (g)
thanks, I'll give it a try.
nat