Section.Paint event (Access)

Occurs when the specified section is redrawn.

Syntax

expression.Paint

expression A variable that represents a Section object.

Example

The following example shows how to set the BackColor property of a control based on its value.

Private Sub SetControlFormatting()
    If (Me.AvgOfRating >= 8) Then
        Me.AvgOfRating.BackColor = vbGreen
    ElseIf (Me.AvgOfRating >= 5) Then
        Me.AvgOfRating.BackColor = vbYellow
    Else
        Me.AvgOfRating.BackColor = vbRed
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub Detail_Format(Cancel As Integer, FormatCount As Integer)
    ' size the width of the rectangle
    Dim lngOffset As Long
    lngOffset = (Me.boxInside.Left - Me.boxOutside.Left) * 2
    Me.boxInside.Width = (Me.boxOutside.Width * (Me.AvgOfRating / 10)) - lngOffset
    
    ' do conditional formatting for the control in print preview
    SetControlFormatting
End Sub

Private Sub Detail_Paint()
    ' do conditional formatting for the control in report view
    SetControlFormatting
End Sub

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