Rectangle.BorderColor Property

You can use the BorderColor property to specify the color of a control's border. Read/write Long.

Syntax

expression.BorderColor

expression   A variable that represents a Rectangle object.

Remarks

The BorderColor property setting is a numeric expression that corresponds to the color you want to use for a control's border.

You can set the default for this property by using a control's default control style or the DefaultControl property in Visual Basic.

A control's border color is visible only when its SpecialEffect property is set to Flat or Shadowed. If the SpecialEffect property is set to something other than Flat or Shadowed, setting the BorderColor property changes the SpecialEffect property setting to Flat.

Example

The following example uses the RGB function to set the BorderColor, BackColor, and ForeColor properties depending on the value of the txtPastDue text box. You can also use the QBColor function to set these properties. Putting the following code in the Form_Current( ) event sets the control display characteristics as soon as the user opens a form or moves to a new record.

  Sub Form_Current()
    Dim curAmntDue As Currency, lngBlack As Long
    Dim lngRed As Long, lngYellow As Long, lngWhite As Long
If Not IsNull(Me!txtPastDue.Value) Then
    curAmntDue = Me!txtPastDue.Value
Else
    Exit Sub
End If
lngRed = RGB(255, 0, 0)
lngBlack = RGB(0, 0, 0)
lngYellow = RGB(255, 255, 0)
lngWhite = RGB(255, 255, 255)
If curAmntDue > 100 Then
    Me!txtPastDue.<strong class="bterm">BorderColor</strong> = lngRed
    Me!txtPastDue.ForeColor = lngRed
    Me!txtPastDue.BackColor = lngYellow
Else
    Me!txtPastDue.<strong class="bterm">BorderColor</strong> = lngBlack
    Me!txtPastDue.ForeColor = lngBlack
    Me!txtPastDue.BackColor = lngWhite
End If

End Sub