[AccessD] Needing a Fourth Conditional Format

Hi Rocky:

You can build format conditions in code; I think there isn't a limit of
three.  Here's a sample I use from a Form_Load event:

  txMargin1.FormatConditions.Delete
  txMargin1.FormatConditions.Add acExpression, , "[txMargin1] <> 0 and
[txMargin1] < " & MarginPct1
  txMargin1.FormatConditions(0).BackColor = 255 'red
  txMargin1.FormatConditions.Add acExpression, , "[txMargin1] <> 0 and
[txMargin1] < " & MarginPct2
  txMargin1.FormatConditions(1).BackColor = 33023 'orange

This article shows an example with 4 conditions:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa139965(v=office.10).aspx

I used code because I had a ton of fields in a form, all with identical
format conditions, and it is WAY easier to modify code than laboriously
work your way through the wizard for each field.  In the example above, the
client wanted colouring depending on an adjustable profit margin.

Doug


On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>wrote:

> Dear List:
>
> I'm making a Gantt chart of scheduled classes for a client - an interactive
> form where he can scroll forward and backward by a day, a week, a month, or
> a year.  The course statuses are Scheduled, Complete and Cancelled.  The
> bars showing the date are color coded red, green and brown. And it's a
> continuous form.
>
> Working well.  Until...
>
> The user wants to be able to mark a course a Tentatively Scheduled
> (reserving the space, but not yet booked).  So there's a check box on the
> Course Schedule form for tentative.
>
> However, he wants the tentatively scheduled class to show on the chart with
> a different color (I'd go with pink but that's not important, now).
>
> It looks like I need a fourth condition but of course conditional
> formatting
> only give you three conditions.
>
> I"m stumped (without redesigning the approach of the whole form - not a
> pleasant prospect). Any ideas welcome.
>
> MTIA
>
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
> 858-259-4334
> www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/>
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