TextBox.BackColor Property

Access Developer Reference

Gets or sets the interior color of the specified object. Read/write Long.

Syntax

expression.BackColor

expression   A variable that represents a TextBox object.

Remarks

The BackColor property contains a numeric expression that corresponds to the color used to fill a control's or section's interior.

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

To use the BackColor property, the BackStyle property, if available, must be set to Normal.

Example

The following example uses the RGB function to set the , 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.

Visual Basic for Applications
  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.BorderColor = lngRed
    Me!txtPastDue.ForeColor = lngRed
    Me!txtPastDue.<strong class="bterm">BackColor</strong> = lngYellow
Else
    Me!txtPastDue.BorderColor = lngBlack
    Me!txtPastDue.ForeColor = lngBlack
    Me!txtPastDue.<strong class="bterm">BackColor</strong> = lngWhite
End If

End Sub