VBA Worksheet Combobox Font color setting

pingme89

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  1. 365
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I have the following code which programmatically adds a combobox to a worksheet.
VBA Code:
    Set Cell = WSD.Range("J2")
    WSD.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.ComboBox.1", link:=False, _
    DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=Cell.Left - 5, Top:=Cell.Top + 3, Width:=Cell.Width + 125, Height:=Cell.Height).Name = "cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName
    With WSD.Shapes("cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName).OLEFormat
        .Object.LinkedCell = "$J$2"
        .Object.ListFillRange = "CCStoreName"
    End With
    Set objOle = WSD.OLEObjects("cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName)
    objOle.Object.Font.Size = 13
    objOle.Object.ListRows = 14
    objOle.Object.SpecialEffect = 0 '"0 - fmSpecialEffectFlat"
    Set objOle = Nothing

This works fine, however, I want to be able to set the font color to Blue programmatically but I am not sure how to do this.
I can manually go into the properties of the combobox to change it so I am assuming there is also a way to do it with VBA.
I hope someone can offer me some advice.

Thanks.
 

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Just add line ForeColor

VBA Code:
Set cell = WSD.Range("J2")
WSD.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.ComboBox.1", link:=False, _
DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=cell.Left - 5, Top:=cell.Top + 3, Width:=cell.Width + 125, Height:=cell.Height).Name = "cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName
With WSD.Shapes("cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName).OLEFormat
    .Object.LinkedCell = "$J$2"
    .Object.ListFillRange = "CCStoreName"
End With
Set objOLE = WSD.OLEObjects("cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName)
With objOLE
    .Object.Font.Size = 13
    .Object.ListRows = 14
    .Object.SpecialEffect = 0 '"0 - fmSpecialEffectFlat"
    .Object.ForeColor = vbBlue
End With
Set objOLE = Nothing
 
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Solution
Just add line ForeColor

VBA Code:
Set cell = WSD.Range("J2")
WSD.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="Forms.ComboBox.1", link:=False, _
DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=cell.Left - 5, Top:=cell.Top + 3, Width:=cell.Width + 125, Height:=cell.Height).Name = "cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName
With WSD.Shapes("cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName).OLEFormat
    .Object.LinkedCell = "$J$2"
    .Object.ListFillRange = "CCStoreName"
End With
Set objOLE = WSD.OLEObjects("cboSTORESELECTION" & SheetName)
With objOLE
    .Object.Font.Size = 13
    .Object.ListRows = 14
    .Object.SpecialEffect = 0 '"0 - fmSpecialEffectFlat"
    .Object.ForeColor = vbBlue
End With
Set objOLE = Nothing
OMG. I feel stupid now.... Too much copy and pasting without thinking. Thanks. I needed a fresh pair of eyes.
 
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Learning never ends. I also did many dumb mistakes. ;)
 
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