EmptyCell.BackColor Property (Access)
Gets or sets the interior color of the specified object. Read/write Long.
Version Information
Version Added: Access 2010
Syntax
expression .BackColor
expression A variable that represents an EmptyCell 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.
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.BackColor = lngYellow
Else
Me!txtPastDue.BorderColor = lngBlack
Me!txtPastDue.ForeColor = lngBlack
Me!txtPastDue.BackColor = lngWhite
End If
End Sub