Custom Data Validation Lists on Steroids !

Jaafar Tribak

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Office Version
  1. 2016
Platform
  1. Windows
Hi all,

I have been looking for ways to overcome the weaknesses of the native Excel Data Validation lists and to make such DV lists more versatile by adding often sought functionalities sunch as the following:

A- Not being affected by the current worksheet zoom (specially when the worksheet zoom is too small, the DV list become zoomed too and its items can become hardly viewable)

B- MouseWheel support

C- Support for different fonts ,Font size , Font color, Background Color and Frame color.

D- Adjustable size and Width of the list.

E- Ability to sort the list items.

Download Workbook demo





Project code.

1
- Add a new Class Module to your project, give it the name of CustomDVList_Class and place the following code in it :
Code:
Option Explicit

Private WithEvents wb As Workbook
Private WithEvents cmbrs1 As CommandBars
Private WithEvents cmbrs2 As CommandBars
Private oCol As New Collection

Private Sub Class_Initialize()
    Set wb = ThisWorkbook
    Set cmbrs1 = Application.CommandBars
    Set cmbrs2 = Application.CommandBars
    Call cmbrs1_OnUpdate
    Call cmbrs2_OnUpdate
End Sub

Private Sub Class_Terminate()
    Set wb = Nothing
    Set cmbrs1 = Nothing
    Set cmbrs2 = Nothing
    Set oCol = Nothing
End Sub

Public Sub AddList( _
    ByVal DVCell As Range, _
    Optional ByVal ListWidth As Long, _
    Optional ByVal ListHeight As Long, _
    Optional ByVal ListFontName As String, _
    Optional ByVal ListFontSize As Long, _
    Optional ByVal ListFontColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal ListBackColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal ListFrameColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal SortList As Boolean _
)

    Dim lValidationType As XlDVType

    With DVCell
        On Error Resume Next
            lValidationType = .Validation.Type
        On Error GoTo 0
        If lValidationType <> xlValidateList Or .Cells.Count > 1 Then MsgBox "Too many cells or no DV list.": Exit Sub
        .Validation.InCellDropdown = False
        .ID = .Address & "*" & ListWidth & "*" & ListHeight & "*" _
        & ListFontName & "*" & ListFontSize & "*" & ListFontColor & "*" & ListBackColor & "*" _
        & ListFrameColor & "*" & SortList & "*" & .Parent.Name & "*" & "CurrentDVButton"
    End With
    oCol.Add DVCell
    Call cmbrs1_OnUpdate
    Call cmbrs2_OnUpdate
End Sub

Public Sub RemoveList(ByVal DVCell As Range)
    On Error Resume Next
    With DVCell
        If Len(.ID) > 0 Then
            Worksheets(.Parent.Name).Shapes(Split(.ID, "*")(10)).Delete
            .ID = ""
            .Validation.InCellDropdown = True
        End If
    End With
End Sub

Public Sub RemoveALLLists()
    Dim i As Long
    
    On Error Resume Next
    With oCol
        For i = 1 To .Count
            Worksheets(Range(.Item(1).Address).Parent.Name).Shapes(Split(Range(.Item(1).Address).ID, "*")(10)).Delete
            Range(.Item(1).Address).ID = ""
            Range(.Item(1).Address).Validation.InCellDropdown = True
            .Remove 1
        Next
    End With
End Sub

Private Sub cmbrs1_OnUpdate()
    Static sArray() As String
    Set cmbrs1 = Nothing
    With ActiveCell
        If Len(.ID) > 0 Then
            sArray = Split(.ID, "*")
            AttachDVList ActiveCell, sArray(1), sArray(2), sArray(3), sArray(4), _
            sArray(5), sArray(6), sArray(7), sArray(8)
        Else
            On Error Resume Next
            Worksheets(Range(sArray(0)).Parent.Name).Shapes("CurrentDVButton").Delete
        End If
    End With
End Sub

Private Sub cmbrs2_OnUpdate()
    Call AdjustButtonPos
End Sub

Private Sub wb_SheetSelectionChange(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range)
    Set cmbrs1 = Application.CommandBars
    Set cmbrs2 = Application.CommandBars
End Sub

2- Add a Standard Module and place the following code in it:
Code:
Option Explicit

Private Type POINTAPI
    x As Long
    y As Long
End Type

Private Type RECT
    Left As Long
    Top As Long
    Right As Long
    Bottom As Long
End Type

Private Type KeyboardBytes
    kbByte(0 To 255) As Byte
End Type

[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  VBA7 Then
    Private Type MSG
        hwnd As LongPtr
        message As Long
        wParam As LongPtr
        lParam As LongPtr
        time As Long
        pt As POINTAPI
    End Type

    [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  Win64 Then
        Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongPtrA" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal nIndex As Long) As LongPtr
        Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongPtrA" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As LongPtr) As LongPtr
        Private Declare PtrSafe Function WindowFromPoint Lib "user32" (ByVal Point As LongPtr) As LongPtr
        Private Declare PtrSafe Function AccessibleObjectFromPoint Lib "oleacc" (ByVal arg1 As LongPtr, ppacc As Any, pvarChild As Variant) As Long

    [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 
        Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal nIndex As Long) As LongPtr
        Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As LongPtr
        Private Declare PtrSafe Function AccessibleObjectFromPoint Lib "oleacc" (ByVal lX As Long, ByVal lY As Long, ppacc As IAccessible, pvarChild As Variant) As Long
        Private Declare PtrSafe Function WindowFromPoint Lib "user32" (ByVal xPoint As Long, ByVal yPoint As Long) As LongPtr
    [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function CallWindowProc Lib "user32" Alias "CallWindowProcA" (ByVal lpPrevWndFunc As LongPtr, ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal MSG As Long, ByVal wParam As LongPtr, ByVal lParam As LongPtr) As LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function DrawMenuBar Lib "User32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateWindowEx Lib "User32.dll" Alias "CreateWindowExA" (ByVal dwExStyle As Long, ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String, ByVal dwStyle As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal hWndParent As LongPtr, ByVal hMenu As LongPtr, ByVal hInstance As LongPtr, lpParam As Any) As LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function DestroyWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As LongPtr, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function SendMessage Lib "User32.dll" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As LongPtr, ByRef lParam As Any) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetDC Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr) As LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As LongPtr, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function ReleaseDC Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal hdc As LongPtr) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateSolidBrush Lib "gdi32" (ByVal crColor As Long) As LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function FrameRect Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As LongPtr, lpRect As RECT, ByVal hBrush As LongPtr) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function DeleteObject Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hObject As LongPtr) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetCursorPos Lib "user32" (lpPoint As POINTAPI) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetMessage Lib "user32" Alias "GetMessageA" (lpMsg As MSG, ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal wMsgFilterMin As Long, ByVal wMsgFilterMax As Long) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function TranslateMessage Lib "user32" (lpMsg As MSG) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function DispatchMessage Lib "user32" Alias "DispatchMessageA" (lpMsg As MSG) As LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function InvalidateRect Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, lpRect As RECT, ByVal bErase As Long) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetWindowRect Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, lpRect As RECT) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Sub CopyMemory Lib "kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (Destination As Any, Source As Any, ByVal Length As LongPtr)
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function ScreenToClient Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, lpPoint As POINTAPI) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateFont Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateFontA" (ByVal h As Long, ByVal W As Long, ByVal E As Long, ByVal O As Long, ByVal W As Long, ByVal i As Long, ByVal u As Long, ByVal s As Long, ByVal c As Long, ByVal OP As Long, ByVal CP As Long, ByVal Q As Long, ByVal PAF As Long, ByVal F As String) As LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function MulDiv Lib "kernel32" (ByVal nNumber As Long, ByVal nNumerator As Long, ByVal nDenominator As Long) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetTextColor Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As LongPtr, ByVal crColor As Long) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetBkMode Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As LongPtr, ByVal nBkMode As Long) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetFocus Lib "user32" () As LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetFocus Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr) As LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetKeyboardState Lib "user32" (kbArray As KeyboardBytes) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetKeyboardState Lib "user32" (kbArray As KeyboardBytes) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As Integer
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal nVirtKey As Long) As Integer

[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 

    Private Type MSG
        hwnd As Long
        message As Long
        wParam As Long
        lParam As Long
        temps As Long
        pt As POINTAPI
    End Type

    Private Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function WindowFromPoint Lib "user32" (ByVal xPoint As Long, ByVal yPoint As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function AccessibleObjectFromPoint Lib "Oleacc" (ByVal lX As Long, ByVal lY As Long, ppacc As IAccessible, pvarChild As Variant) As Long
    Private Declare Function CallWindowProc Lib "user32" Alias "CallWindowProcA" (ByVal lpPrevWndFunc As Long, ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal MSG As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function DrawMenuBar Lib "User32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function CreateWindowEx Lib "User32.dll" Alias "CreateWindowExA" (ByVal dwExStyle As Long, ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String, ByVal dwStyle As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal hWndParent As Long, ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal hInstance As Long, lpParam As Any) As Long
    Private Declare Function DestroyWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "User32.dll" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByRef lParam As Any) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetDC Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function ReleaseDC Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function CreateSolidBrush Lib "gdi32" (ByVal crColor As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function FrameRect Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As Long, lpRect As RECT, ByVal hBrush As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function DeleteObject Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetCursorPos Lib "user32" (lpPoint As POINTAPI) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetMessage Lib "user32" Alias "GetMessageA" (lpMsg As MSG, ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsgFilterMin As Long, ByVal wMsgFilterMax As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function TranslateMessage Lib "user32" (lpMsg As MSG) As Long
    Private Declare Function DispatchMessage Lib "user32" Alias "DispatchMessageA" (lpMsg As MSG) As Long
    Private Declare Function InvalidateRect Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, lpRect As RECT, ByVal bErase As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetWindowRect Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, lpRect As RECT) As Long
    Private Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (Destination As Any, Source As Any, ByVal Length As Long)
    Private Declare Function ScreenToClient Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, lpPoint As POINTAPI) As Long
    Private Declare Function CreateFont Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateFontA" (ByVal h As Long, ByVal W As Long, ByVal E As Long, ByVal O As Long, ByVal W As Long, ByVal i As Long, ByVal u As Long, ByVal s As Long, ByVal c As Long, ByVal OP As Long, ByVal CP As Long, ByVal Q As Long, ByVal PAF As Long, ByVal F As String) As Long
    Private Declare Function MulDiv Lib "kernel32" (ByVal nNumber As Long, ByVal nNumerator As Long, ByVal nDenominator As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function SetTextColor Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal crColor As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function SetBkMode Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nBkMode As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetFocus Lib "user32" () As Long
    Private Declare Function SetFocus Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetKeyboardState Lib "user32" (kbArray As KeyboardBytes) As Long
    Private Declare Function SetKeyboardState Lib "user32" (kbArray As KeyboardBytes) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As Integer
    Private Declare Function GetKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal nVirtKey As Long) As Integer

[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If

Private Const WS_CHILD As Long = &H40000000
Private Const WS_VISIBLE As Long = &H10000000
Private Const WS_HSCROLL = &H100000
Private Const WS_VSCROLL = &H200000
Private Const LBS_HASSTRINGS = &H40&
Private Const LBS_WANTKEYBOARDINPUT = &H400&
Private Const LBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT = &H100&
Private Const LBS_SORT = &H2&

Private Const LB_Styles = _
(LBS_HASSTRINGS Or WS_CHILD _
Or WS_VISIBLE Or WS_VSCROLL Or WS_HSCROLL Or LBS_WANTKEYBOARDINPUT Or LBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT)

Private Const LB_GETCURSEL = &H188
Private Const LB_ADDSTRING = &H180
Private Const LB_GETTEXT = &H189
Private Const LB_GETTEXTLEN = &H18A
Private Const LB_SETCURSEL = &H186
Private Const LB_ITEMFROMPOINT As Long = &H1A9
Private Const LB_GETITEMHEIGHT = &H1A1
Private Const LB_FINDSTRINGEXACT = &H1A2
Private Const LB_SETTOPINDEX = &H197
Private Const LB_GETCOUNT = &H18B
 
Private Const GWL_STYLE = -16
Private Const GWL_WNDPROC = (-4)

Private Const WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX = &H134
Private Const WM_SETCURSOR = &H20
Private Const WM_KEYDOWN = &H100
Private Const WM_MOUSEMOVE = &H200
Private Const WM_LBUTTONDOWN = &H201
Private Const WM_SETFONT = &H30
Private Const WM_SYSCOMMAND = &H112
Private Const WM_DESTROY = &H2

Private Const WS_CAPTION = &HC00000
Private Const SWP_NOMOVE = &H2
Private Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40
Private Const TRANSPARENT = 1
Private Const POINTSPERINCH = 72
Private Const LOGPIXELSX = 88
Private Const LOGPIXELSY = 90
Private Const ROLE_SYSTEM_SCROLLBAR = 3

[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  VBA7 Then
    Private hLBParent As LongPtr, hLb As LongPtr
    Private lPrevParentProc As LongPtr, lPrevXLProc As LongPtr
    Private hScrDC As LongPtr, hFont As LongPtr
    Private hFrameBrush As LongPtr, hBckBrush As LongPtr
[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 
    Private hLBParent As Long, hLb As Long
    Private lPrevParentProc As Long, lPrevXLProc As Long
    Private hScrDC As Long, hFont As Long
    Private hFrameBrush As Long, hBckBrush As Long
[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If
 
Private tLBParentRect As RECT
Private kbArray As KeyboardBytes
Private oTargetCell As Range
Private oDVListRange As Range
Private oDropButton As Shape
Private lBckColor As Long, lFrameColor As Long, lListWidth As Long, lListHeight As Long
Private lSortList As Long, lTextColor As Long, lFontSize As Long, sFontName As String
Private OprevRowHeight As Single
Private OprevcolumnWidth As Single
Private sLBtextBuffer As String
Private sListSourceSheetName As String
Private bFlag As Boolean
Private bListShowing As Boolean


[COLOR=#008000]'Public Routines ...
'===============[/COLOR]
Public Sub AttachDVList(ByVal DVLCell As Range, _
    Optional ByVal ListWidth As Long, _
    Optional ByVal ListHeight As Long, _
    Optional ByVal FontName As String, _
    Optional ByVal FontSize As Long, _
    Optional ByVal TextColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal BckColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal FrameColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal SortList As Boolean _
)
   
    On Error Resume Next
    lBckColor = BckColor: lFrameColor = FrameColor: lListWidth = ListWidth
    lListHeight = ListHeight: lTextColor = TextColor: lSortList = SortList
    sFontName = FontName: lFontSize = FontSize
    Set oTargetCell = DVLCell
    
    With DVLCell
        If Not oDropButton Is Nothing Then oDropButton.Delete
        Set oDVListRange = Range(Range(Evaluate(.Validation.Formula1).Address).Address)
        sListSourceSheetName = Replace(Left(.Validation.Formula1, InStr(.Validation.Formula1, "!") - 1), "=", "")
        If Err.Number = 5 Then sListSourceSheetName = ActiveSheet.Name
        On Error GoTo 0
        .Validation.InCellDropdown = False
        Set oDropButton = .Parent.Shapes.AddFormControl _
        (xlButtonControl, .Left + .Width + 2, .Offset(1).Top - 14.25, 15.28, 14.25)
    End With
    
    With oDropButton
        If DVLCell.RowHeight < 14.25 Then .Height = DVLCell.RowHeight: .Top = DVLCell.Top
        .Name = "CurrentDVButton"
        .OLEFormat.Object.Font.Name = "Wingdings 3"
        .OLEFormat.Object.Caption = Chr(128)
        oDropButton.Placement = xlMove
        oDropButton.AlternativeText = DVLCell.Address
        .OnAction = "OnActionRoutine"
    End With
    
    OprevRowHeight = DVLCell.EntireRow.Height
    OprevcolumnWidth = DVLCell.EntireColumn.Width
End Sub

Public Sub AdjustButtonPos()
    If Not oTargetCell Is Nothing Then
        If OprevRowHeight <> oTargetCell.EntireRow.Height Or OprevcolumnWidth <> oTargetCell.EntireColumn.Width Then
            bListShowing = False
            Call AttachDVList(oTargetCell, _
            lListWidth, _
            lListHeight, _
            sFontName, _
            lFontSize, _
            lTextColor, _
            lBckColor, _
            lFrameColor, _
            lSortList _
            )
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Public Sub CleanUp(Optional ByVal UpdateDVCell As Boolean, Optional ByVal Closing As Boolean)

    Dim ws As Worksheet
    On Error Resume Next

    Call SetWindowLong(Application.hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, lPrevXLProc)
    bFlag = True
    bListShowing = False
    If Closing Then
        For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
            Range(ws.Shapes("CurrentDVButton").AlternativeText).Validation.InCellDropdown = True
            ws.Shapes("CurrentDVButton").Delete
        Next
    End If
    DeleteObject hFont
    DeleteObject hBckBrush
    DeleteObject hFrameBrush
    ReleaseDC 0, hScrDC
    kbArray.kbByte(vbKeyLButton) = 0
    SetKeyboardState kbArray
    DestroyWindow hLBParent
    Application.Cursor = xlDefault
    InvalidateRect hLBParent, tLBParentRect, 0
    If UpdateDVCell Then ActiveCell = sLBtextBuffer
End Sub


[COLOR=#008000]'Private Routines ...
'================[/COLOR]
Private Sub OnActionRoutine()
    If bListShowing = False Then
        Call ShowDVList(oTargetCell, ListWidth:=lListWidth, ListHeight:=lListHeight, FontName:=sFontName, FontSize:=lFontSize, _
        TextColor:=lTextColor, BckColor:=lBckColor, FrameColor:=lFrameColor, SortList:=lSortList)
    Else
        Call CleanUp
    End If
 End Sub
 
 Private Sub ShowDVList(ByVal DVLCell As Range, _
    Optional ByVal ListWidth As Long, _
    Optional ByVal ListHeight As Long, _
    Optional ByVal FontName As String, _
    Optional ByVal FontSize As Long, _
    Optional ByVal TextColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal BckColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal FrameColor As Long, _
    Optional ByVal SortList As Boolean, _
    Optional ByVal Add As Boolean _
)

    [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  VBA7 Then
        Dim lStyle As LongPtr
    [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 
        Dim lStyle As Long
    [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If

    Dim tAdjusredRect As RECT
    Dim tPnt As POINTAPI
    Dim tMsg As MSG
    Dim oCell As Range
    Dim ItemHeight As Long
    Dim lAdjustedHeight As Long
    Dim lItemsCount As Long
    Dim lSearchIndex As Long
    Dim i As Long
    Dim bUpdateCell As Boolean

    If DVLCell.Cells.Count > 1 Then Exit Sub

    On Error GoTo Xit
    bListShowing = True
    bFlag = False
    Application.EnableCancelKey = xlErrorHandler
    
    With GetRangeRect(DVLCell)
       lListWidth = IIf(ListWidth = 0, .Right - .Left, ListWidth)
       lListHeight = IIf(ListHeight = 0, 150, ListHeight)
    End With
 
    sFontName = IIf(Len(FontName) = 0, "Calibri", FontName)
    lFontSize = IIf(FontSize = 0, 12, FontSize)
    lTextColor = IIf(TextColor = 0, vbBlack, TextColor)
    lBckColor = IIf(BckColor = 0, vbWhite, BckColor)
    lFrameColor = IIf(FrameColor = 0, vbBlack, FrameColor)
    lSortList = IIf(SortList, LBS_SORT, 0)

    With GetRangeRect(DVLCell.Offset(1))
        hLBParent = CreateWindowEx(0, "static", "", WS_VISIBLE, .Right - (.Right - .Left), .Top, _
        lListWidth, lListHeight, 0, 0, 0, ByVal 0)
    End With
    
    lStyle = GetWindowLong(hLBParent, GWL_STYLE)
    lStyle = lStyle And (Not WS_CAPTION)
    SetWindowLong hLBParent, GWL_STYLE, lStyle
    DrawMenuBar hLBParent
    GetWindowRect hLBParent, tLBParentRect
    
    With tLBParentRect
        hLb = CreateWindowEx(0, "ListBox", "", LB_Styles Or lSortList, 0, 0, _
        .Right + 1 - .Left - 1, .Bottom + 1 - .Top - 1, hLBParent, 0, 0, ByVal 0)
        lPrevParentProc = SetWindowLong(hLBParent, GWL_WNDPROC, AddressOf WinProc)
        If lPrevXLProc <> 0 Then Call SetWindowLong(Application.hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, lPrevXLProc)
        lPrevXLProc = SetWindowLong(Application.hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, AddressOf AppWinProc)
        hScrDC = GetDC(0)
        hFont = CreateFont(-MulDiv(lFontSize, GetDeviceCaps(hScrDC, LOGPIXELSY), POINTSPERINCH), _
        0, 0, 0, 40, False, False, False, 1, 0, 0, 2, 0, sFontName)
        Call SendMessage(hLb, WM_SETFONT, hFont, 0)
        hFrameBrush = CreateSolidBrush(lFrameColor)
        hBckBrush = CreateSolidBrush(lBckColor)
        For Each oCell In Worksheets(sListSourceSheetName).Range(oDVListRange.Address).Cells
            SendMessage hLb, LB_ADDSTRING, 0, ByVal CStr(oCell.Value)
        Next oCell
        lSearchIndex = SendMessage(hLb, LB_FINDSTRINGEXACT, 0, ByVal (CStr(DVLCell.Value)))
        SendMessage hLb, LB_SETCURSEL, lSearchIndex, 0
        SendMessage hLb, LB_SETTOPINDEX, ByVal IIf(lSearchIndex = -1, 0, lSearchIndex), 0
        lItemsCount = SendMessage(hLb, LB_GETCOUNT, 0, 0)
        ItemHeight = SendMessage(hLb, LB_GETITEMHEIGHT, 0, 0)
        lAdjustedHeight = IIf(.Bottom - .Top > lItemsCount * (ItemHeight), lItemsCount * (ItemHeight), .Bottom - .Top)
        SetWindowPos hLBParent, 0, 0, 0, lListWidth, lAdjustedHeight, SWP_NOMOVE + SWP_SHOWWINDOW
        SetWindowPos hLb, 0, 0, 0, lListWidth, lAdjustedHeight, SWP_NOMOVE + SWP_SHOWWINDOW
        tAdjusredRect.Left = .Left - 2
        tAdjusredRect.Top = .Top - 2
        tAdjusredRect.Right = .Left + lListWidth + 2
        tAdjusredRect.Bottom = .Top + lAdjustedHeight + 1 + 2
    End With
    
    SetFocus hLb
    GetKeyboardState kbArray
    kbArray.kbByte(vbKeyLButton) = 0
    SetKeyboardState kbArray
    
    Do While GetMessage(tMsg, 0, 0, 0)
        If GetFocus <> hLb Then Exit Do
        If bFlag = True Then bUpdateCell = True:  Exit Do
        DoEvents
        TranslateMessage tMsg
        DispatchMessage tMsg
        GetCursorPos tPnt
        
        [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  VBA7 And Win64 Then
            Dim lngPtr As LongPtr
            CopyMemory lngPtr, tPnt, LenB(tPnt)
            If WindowFromPoint(lngPtr) <> hLb And GetKeyState(vbKeyLButton) = 1 Then Exit Do
        [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 
            If WindowFromPoint(tPnt.x, tPnt.y) <> hLb And GetKeyState(vbKeyLButton) = 1 Then Exit Do
        [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If
        
        If tMsg.message = WM_KEYDOWN Then
            If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyEscape) Then Call CleanUp: Exit Sub
            If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyReturn) Then Call CleanUp(True): Exit Sub
        End If
        Call FrameRect(hScrDC, tAdjusredRect, hFrameBrush)
        kbArray.kbByte(vbKeyLButton) = 0
        SetKeyboardState kbArray
    Loop
    
Xit:

    If Err.Number = 91 Then
        ActiveSheet.Shapes("CurrentDVButton").Delete
    Else
        Call CleanUp(bUpdateCell)
    End If
End Sub

[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  VBA7 Then
    Private Function WinProc(ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As LongPtr, ByVal lParam As LongPtr) As LongPtr
    Dim loword As LongPtr, hiword As LongPtr
[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 
    Private Function WinProc(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
    Dim loword As Long, hiword As Long
[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If
    
    Dim tPt As POINTAPI
    Dim oIA As IAccessible
    Dim vKid  As Variant
    Dim lResult As Long
    Dim index As Long
    Dim lIndex As Long
    Dim lRet As Long

    On Error Resume Next

    If Application.Cursor <> xlNorthwestArrow Then Application.Cursor = xlNorthwestArrow
    lIndex = SendMessage(hLb, LB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0)
    lRet = SendMessage(hLb, LB_GETTEXTLEN, lIndex, ByVal 0)
    sLBtextBuffer = Space(lRet) & vbNullChar
    lRet = SendMessage(hLb, LB_GETTEXT, lIndex, ByVal sLBtextBuffer)
    GetCursorPos tPt
    
    Select Case uMsg
        Case WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX
            SetBkMode wParam, TRANSPARENT
            SetTextColor wParam, lTextColor
            WinProc = hBckBrush
            Exit Function
        Case WM_DESTROY
            Call SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, lPrevParentProc)
        Case WM_SETCURSOR
            SetFocus hLb
            GetHiLoword lParam, loword, hiword
            If wParam = hLb Then
                If hiword = WM_MOUSEMOVE Then
                    ScreenToClient hLb, tPt
                    index = SendMessage( _
                    wParam, LB_ITEMFROMPOINT, 0, ByVal ((tPt.x And &HFF) Or (&H10000 * (tPt.y And &HFF))))
                    If lIndex <> index Then SendMessage wParam, LB_SETCURSEL, index, 0
                End If
            End If
            If hiword = WM_LBUTTONDOWN Then
                [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  VBA7 And Win64 Then
                    Dim lngPtr As LongPtr
                    CopyMemory lngPtr, tPt, LenB(tPt)
                    lResult = AccessibleObjectFromPoint(lngPtr, oIA, vKid)
                [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 
                    lResult = AccessibleObjectFromPoint(tPt.x, tPt.y, oIA, vKid)
                [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If
                If oIA.accRole(0&) <> ROLE_SYSTEM_SCROLLBAR Then bFlag = True
            End If
    End Select
    WinProc = CallWindowProc(lPrevParentProc, hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam)
End Function

[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  VBA7 Then
    Private Function AppWinProc(ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As LongPtr, ByVal lParam As LongPtr) As LongPtr
[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 
    Private Function AppWinProc(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal uMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If

    If uMsg = WM_SYSCOMMAND Then
        bFlag = True
        Exit Function
    End If
    AppWinProc = CallWindowProc(lPrevXLProc, hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam)
End Function

[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=If]#If[/URL]  VBA7 Then
    Private Sub GetHiLoword(lParam As LongPtr, ByRef loword As LongPtr, ByRef hiword As LongPtr)
[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=Else]#Else[/URL] 
    Private Sub GetHiLoword(lParam As Long, ByRef loword As Long, ByRef hiword As Long)
[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=End]#End[/URL]  If
    loword = lParam And &HFFFF&
    hiword = lParam \ &H10000 And &HFFFF&
End Sub

Private Function PTtoPX _
(Points As Single, bVert As Boolean) As Long
    PTtoPX = Points * ScreenDPI(bVert) / POINTSPERINCH
End Function

Private Function ScreenDPI(bVert As Boolean) As Long
    Static lDPI(1), lDC
   If lDPI(0) = 0 Then
        lDC = GetDC(0)
        lDPI(0) = GetDeviceCaps(lDC, LOGPIXELSX)
        lDPI(1) = GetDeviceCaps(lDC, LOGPIXELSY)
        lDC = ReleaseDC(0, lDC)
    End If
    ScreenDPI = lDPI(Abs(bVert))
End Function

Private Function GetRangeRect(ByVal TargetRange As Range) As RECT
    Dim OWnd  As Window
    
    Set OWnd = TargetRange.Parent.Parent.Windows(1)
    With TargetRange
        GetRangeRect.Left = PTtoPX(.Left * OWnd.Zoom / 100, 0) _
        + OWnd.PointsToScreenPixelsX(0)
        GetRangeRect.Top = PTtoPX(.Top * OWnd.Zoom / 100, 1) _
        + OWnd.PointsToScreenPixelsY(0)
        GetRangeRect.Right = PTtoPX(.Width * OWnd.Zoom / 100, 0) _
        + GetRangeRect.Left
        GetRangeRect.Bottom = PTtoPX(.Height * OWnd.Zoom / 100, 1) _
        + GetRangeRect.Top
    End With
End Function

3- Code usage in a Standard Module : (As per the workbook demo in the link)
Code:
Option Explicit

Dim DVList As New CustomDVList_Class

Sub CheckBoxesMacro()
    With Sheet1.Shapes(Application.Caller)
        Select Case True
            Case .Name = "CheckBox1"
                Sheet1.Range("E10").Select
                If .ControlFormat.Value = 1 Then
                    DVList.AddList Sheet1.Range("E10"), 300, 500, "Blackadder ITC", 28, vbBlack, vbWhite, vbRed, True
                Else
                    DVList.RemoveList Sheet1.Range("E10")
                End If
            Case .Name = "CheckBox2"
                Sheet1.Range("I10").Select
                If .ControlFormat.Value = 1 Then
                    DVList.AddList Sheet1.Range("I10"), 100, 200, "Old English Text MT", 20, vbGreen, vbMagenta, vbBlue, False
                Else
                    DVList.RemoveList Sheet1.Range("I10")
                End If
            Case .Name = "CheckBox3"
                Sheet1.Range("M10").Select
                If .ControlFormat.Value = 1 Then
                    DVList.AddList Sheet1.Range("M10"), 0, 500, "calibri", 12, vbWhite, vbMagenta, vbGreen, False
                Else
                    DVList.RemoveList Sheet1.Range("M10")
                End If
        End Select
    End With
End Sub

Sub ResetAllDataValidations()
    Dim i As Long
    
    If Not DVList Is Nothing Then DVList.RemoveALLLists
    If ThisWorkbook.Saved = False Then
    With Sheet1
        For i = 1 To 3
            .Shapes("CheckBox" & i).ControlFormat.Value = 0
        Next i
    End With
    Call CleanUp    
    End If
    Sheet1.Range("E10").Select
End Sub

I have written this project code in Excel2010 64-bit Win10 64-bit but I have also designed it to work in 32-bit systems although I haven't tested it on any 32-bit platform.

This was a good learning exercise. I just hope the code works accross different systems.

Regards.
 

Excel Facts

Select a hidden cell
Somehide hide payroll data in column G? Press F5. Type G1. Enter. Look in formula bar while you arrow down through G.
Just tested the code on VBA 32-bit and found a stupid mistake in the SetWindowLong API function delaration .

Code:
Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA"  _ 
(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, [I][B]ByVal dwNewLong As Long[/B][/I]) As Long

The 3rd argument in bold was missing hence causing an error of course... After this being corrected, the code worked as expected.

Download Workbook Update
 
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Hii,Validation Lists is very good but How do I typing in the cell to display the Validation List, Validation List show choose from chars in cell typing
 
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