[AccessD] Is there a simpler way?

[Arthur Fuller]

John,

I accept that I am anal regarding language. Perhaps "pedantic" might be
more accurate. Either way, I plead guilty.

On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 8:59 PM John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:

> LOL, yep.  It possessive is not a thing.
>
> On the upside it does trigger the anal amongst us.😁😝
>
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 8:50 PM Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > >> Clarity is it's own reward.
> > Reverting to another thread, this is an example of the incorrect use of
> > "it's". In this context, it ought to have been "its". The rule is simple:
> > expand any occurrence of "it's" to "it is" and see if the sentence still
> > makes sense. If not, you're using the wrong one.
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 8:36 PM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Yes.  Ugly.  But in compensation it is perfectly understandable,
> > readable,
> > > maintainable. By any programmer. And five years from now you won't be
> > > trying to figure out what this code does as opposed to 'clever' code.
> > > Clarity is it's own reward.
> > >
> > > r
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 3:46 PM John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I need a text enum (colors to be specific).  Enums are longs.  Sigh
> > > >
> > > > Public Enum enumVBColors
> > > >     Black = vbBlack
> > > >     Red = vbRed
> > > >     Green = vbGreen
> > > >     Yellow = vbYellow
> > > >     Blue = vbBlue
> > > >     Magenta = vbMagenta
> > > >     Cyan = vbCyan
> > > >     White = vbWhite
> > > > End Enum
> > > >
> > > > Function fColor(intColor As enumVBColors) As String
> > > >     Select Case intColor
> > > >     Case enumVBColors.Black
> > > >         fColor = "Black"
> > > >     Case enumVBColors.Blue
> > > >         fColor = "Blue"
> > > >     Case enumVBColors.Cyan
> > > >         fColor = "Cyan"
> > > >     Case enumVBColors.Green
> > > >         fColor = "Green"
> > > >     Case enumVBColors.Magenta
> > > >         fColor = "Magenta"
> > > >     Case enumVBColors.Red
> > > >         fColor = "Red"
> > > >     Case enumVBColors.White
> > > >         fColor = "White"
> > > >     Case enumVBColors.Yellow
> > > >         fColor = "Yellow"
> > > >     End Select
> > > > End Function
> > > >
> > > > Does the trick but DAMN!  I can use these text strings as colors in
> the
> > > > HTML tags.  But DAMN!  I hate ugly and this is just ugly.
> > > >
> > > > Let the slappin' commence.
> > > >
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Arthur