Question : MSACCESS: Change BackColor of textbox on report with VBA

I am trying to do something that should be way easier than it is (and probably is easier). I want to change the background color on a textbox based on its value. I don't want to use Conditional Formatting because I need to learn the VBA to do it. I've used conditional formatting before and that's great. I'm working with more advanced formulas to determine color, and want to do it in VBA.

Amount is of type Currency, if that matters. Code is below.

The textbox format default back color is not transparent; it's set to Normal.

It simply doesn't work. All my values are positive dollar amounts. Once I get this to work, then I'll play more. What I'd love to see is all of the Amount fields to be red. Now, they're all white.

Thanks!

         
          Private Sub Detail_Format(Cancel As Integer, FormatCount As Integer)
If Me.Amount > 0 Then
Me.Amount.BackColor = RGB(240, 0, 0)
End If
End Sub

Answer : MSACCESS: Change BackColor of textbox on report with VBA

You cannot access certain values via VBA in "Report View"
This is just the way it is.

There are certain things you can do in Report View, like setting values on the Open event.
But to read values on the Detail Format event requires you to be in Print Preview.
See here, under: What's mixed (good and bad)
http://allenbrowne.com/access2007.html

This is how it's been since Acc2007 was introduced.

So it looks like it is Print Preview or Conditional formatting for this...

;-)

JeffCoachman