Conditional Formatting 2 Text Boxes
Jun 5, 2006hi
is it possible to conditionally format a text box based on the value of another text box on the same form? If so hows it done?
thanks v much
ADVERTISEMENT
Forms :: Conditional Formatting Text Boxes Based On Yes / No Field
Jan 8, 2015I am trying to get the text in a couple text boxes to turn green if a certain Yes/No field is left blank.
I know the conditional formatting is working, because condition 1 and 3 are working fine (those expressions are referencing text fields).
I would like to have Condition 2 look at [DM_Approval] from the bound query and if it is unchecked, execute the conditional formatting.
I've tried all kinds of statements, but i'm starting to think that the expressions in the conditional formatting window just won't work when referencing a yes/no field.
Specifically (at the very least) i know i tried [DM_Approval]=False, [DM_Approval]=No, [DM_Approval]=0, and [DM_Approval] is null.
Reports :: Conditional Formatting Text Box On A Report
Jul 3, 2013I have a text box on a report from the Control Source CSCS Expiry Date. The format in the table and query and report is Short Date. The Text Format is Plain Text.
I have named the text box txtCSCSExpiryDate. I would like to make the background red when the date is 01/04/2013. I have ensured the text box back style is normal.
I am using expression
[txtCSCSExpiryDate]=#01/04/2013#
And in case it was the Control Source:
[CSCS Expiry Date]=#01/04/2013#
I also tried:
[CSCS Expiry Date]<Date()
[txtCSCSExpiryDate]<Date()
I applied the formatting each time, tried closing and re-opening the database. Changed the background format colour to green instead of red and even restarted my computer and it just stays exactly the same.
I've just noticed something else. I have a screen only button on my report header with
DoCmd.OpenReport "All_CSCSExpiry_Rpt" acViewPreview
Which has also stopped working. I get an error:
The expression On Click you entered as the event property setting produced the following error: A problem occurred while Employee Details was communicating with the OLE server or ActiveX Control.
Is this linked to my formatting not working?
I've just checked and on my 5 reports all of the print buttons are giving me this error! (I added the button as they are part of a navigation form menu which only shows report view, I am editing in the original report design view though.) They were working yesterday! Is it because I compacted and repaired the database?
Conditional Formatting - Form Based On Text Box Entry
Mar 24, 2006Hello,
Could some kind person out there help me out please?
I have been 'dabbling in' the area of conditional formatting, particularly in the area of changing the colour of my active form based on the result of what’s output on a text box. I have had some success in this area but where I am getting confused is getting the colour of my form to change on the basis of what is entered into a text box control that does not match exactly. My forms background changes to the required colour when its value is ‘set exactly’ but what I am trying to achieve is to change it according to the first letter of entry regardless of what follows? It always starts with a letter, either a ‘D’ or ‘V’ to indicate whether its ‘Vital’ or ‘Desirable’ and is subsequently followed by no more than 6 numbers and finally a letter. Basically I need my form to change colour based on the whether it is either a ‘V’ or a ‘D’ irrespective of what follows???
What I have been using so far is:
Private Sub Model_Number_AfterUpdate()
If Me.Part_Number = "V111145K" Then
Me.Section(acDetail).BackColor = 12632256 'Light Red
Else
Me.Section(acDetail).BackColor = 8421631 'Blah Gray
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Current()
If Me.Part_Number = "V111145K" Then
Me.Section(acDetail).BackColor = 12632256 'Light Red
Else
Me.Section(acDetail).BackColor = 8421631 'Blah Gray
End If
End Sub
Can anyone help me out of a ' sticky situation'..
Ta Very much
Carol
Conditional Formatting Text In Outlook Email Generated From Access DB VBA
Oct 9, 2012I can generate an email by clicking on a button on a MS Access Report. In the body of the resulting Outlook email you have formatted text. I have also included an array of values which are displayed in this email but I need to highlight certain items in the array in red based on whether or not another column for that record is checked. Here is an image of the email. Notice that I have circled "ZWO" and that it is red. I need for this to happen programmically.
View 7 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Conditional Formatting - Change Backcolor Of Process If Status Field Contains Certain Text
Jan 8, 2014I have a subform with two fields [status] and [process], i am trying to get the backcolor of procces to change to red if the status field contains the text "expired".
I have tried vba. plced on the after update
if me.status = "expired" then
me.process.backcolor = vbred
else me.process backcolor = vbwhite
end if
this
Changes the color of the field [process] but also all process field colors to red even if the status field does not contain "expired".
I think conditional formatting is the way to go but i think i need an expression to complete this.
Formatting All Text Boxes On A Form
May 4, 2005I would like to format all text boxes on a form. If there is an entry, I would like the backcolor to be white, else if not, red. Can I do that in the form code level, or would I have to do it for each text box separately?
View 1 Replies View RelatedForms :: Default Formatting Option In Conditional Formatting Dialog?
Aug 1, 2014Need to confirm whether the Default formatting option in the Conditional formatting Dialog won't work in datasheet view of a form. Please note that all conditional criteria are working fine but not the Default Formatting option - only in the Datasheet view (In Single Form view the default formatting is working fine)
View 11 Replies View RelatedConditional Formatting
Apr 18, 2006Hi Guys,
I've a question and I hope you can help me out.......
I'm trying to use Conditional Formatting Options on a Text box called "Date". I'd like that this box become Red if its value is between value1 from Text box "Start Date" and value2 from Text box "End Date" or Green otherwise (in this way the color change dynamically every time I change the values of Text Boxes "Start Date " and "End Date"). How can I do that? What I need to type in the Conditional Formatting Windows?
Thanks a lot for you help!!!!
Ciao Ciao
Conditional Formatting
Aug 13, 2007Hello
On my Database I have used Conditional Formattion to change the colour of the qty to highlight when the qty is getting low however its not as good as I would hope as there are different type of definition of quantity (D of Q) e.g. Each (single items such as a screw) and Roll (such as cord and tape)
Conditional formatting doesnt work well because if I have it as less than 10 the qty is in red, its ok for the each items however not the roll as 10 rolls of tape is more than we would need.
I am just wondering if anyone knows what the code would be to change the colour depending on the qty and the D of Q
All i have got so far is:
If me.qty <10 and DofQ = EA then
Now im stuck for the change colour part
Any help would be great
Conditional Formatting Help
Sep 2, 2007Hi Guys,
I'm after an easy way on being able to change the colour of a field once it a certain figure is reached
For instance
Standard field colour for anything 1-99
100+ changes to red
Would any be able to help me out please?
Conditional Formatting
Sep 8, 2005Does anyone know if there is a way in a report to display an entire row in a different color? I'm running a report based on a query and I need specific information to come up in RED. I read about conditional formatting but you can only apply it to a field in a report, but not to an entire row. Let's say I have a group of managers and I need to know the ones that are making more than $50,000 a year. I don't just want the salary to come in RED, I need the entire row (like name, last name, title, date of hire, salary, etc).
Any ideas?
thanks!
Conditional Formatting
Mar 13, 2005I have 2 subforms on a main form. I would like to compare the value in field 1 og subform 1 to field 1 of subform 2. I can't seem to get the conditional foramtting between the 2 subforms to work. Any ideas?
Jim
Conditional Formatting?
Mar 22, 2005Good afternoon everyone
I am new to this forum. I have not done access development for about 6 years so I appologise for my rustiness.
I have created a form based on a query. The form is of type Datasheet. I have assigned Conditional formatting to the grid fields based on an expression evaluating a check box. This works fine and when I open the form the conditional formatting works great.
However, I am now trying to add this form as a subform in A.N Other form. The parent form has no datasource and is purely there to display some text values linked to unbound controls. I did this because apparently you cannot show form header for a datasheet view.
When I insert my child form into the parent there is no logical link. The behaviour of the form and subform works fine but the conditional formatting does not appear in the subform grid.
Why is this and how can I best sort this?
Any help would be appreciated, but please be aware I am not fluent in VB as I have been away for quite some time.
Bets regards
Philm
Conditional Formatting
Mar 8, 2006Hello!
I am stuck with a problem in my database.
I got a table that is looking like this:
On_Time
95%
96,88%
100%
100%
97,56%
There is more data there but this is the field i want to use. I got a form where i want a little box or something to be coloured in red if the average of all those percentages are below 95%. If its above 95% it should be green.
Can anyone help?
Conditional Formatting
May 15, 2006Hi. I have a problem with my conditional formatting. I have two fields field 1 (hours worked) and field 2 (hours per task). Field 1 shows the hours worked based on the difference between a start and finish time and field 2 shows the hours per tasked based on values assigned to the 10 task fields. I set the formatting of field 1 to show up in red if it did not match the value of field 2, which works fine most of the time. However, for certain values i.e. 5 or 6 field 1 still shows up in red even though field 2 has the same value i.e. both equal 6.
Could someone explain to me why this happens and offer a solution if possible.
Thanks for any help.
Conditional Formatting
Oct 12, 2004I have an Access form that is used for traffic counts. I have a total of 8 lanes of data entry rows (4 lanes each way).I have two text boxes that show the number of lanes in each direction for a specific location. I need the input forms to enable ONLY the number of rows displayed on the text box and disable the rest. I dont have a clue on how to do it. Tried conditional formatting. But the conditions overlap.
View 2 Replies View RelatedConditional Formatting
Oct 26, 2004Hi,
I would like to format a report containg a PASS/FAIL field (electrical test results) so that the "Fail's" are printed in bold text, however when I use conditonal formatting #Name? is diplayed on the report instead of either Pass or Fail.
Any suggestions?
Conditional Formatting
Feb 28, 2006hi all
im trying to colour a cell that is null in datasheet view in a form. i can coulour values that are zero but i can't seem to find a way to colour null values.
any ideas??
Conditional Formatting
Dec 6, 2006How can I use conditional formatting to have a field change background colors if it is populated or stays white if left blank. Do I use field value, field has focus or expression.
View 1 Replies View RelatedConditional Formatting
Mar 10, 2007Hi,
I upgraded from Access 2000 to 2003 - I don't appear to have the conditional formatting option on the format tab in document view and no fomat tab along the top in design view - any thoughts any one?
Regds
Brian
Conditional Formatting
Jul 27, 2007I have two fields in my report: jc_lvd & jc_lvsd. Both fields have the possibility of either a "Yes" or "No" answer in their fields. I've combined these two fields into one field like this: =[jc_lvf] & " / " & [jc_lvsd]. When each field has a "No" answer, I need to highlight the background. I'm not interested in any other combination, i.e. Yes/No, No/Yes, Yes/Yes, ONLY if the fields are No/No. I have done conditional formatting with just one field but having both these fields combined is throwing me off. Would it be better to have separate fields for each and if so.........how would I have the conditional formatting look at two fields at the same time and then highlight both fields if they met my No/No criteria? Thanks for any help.
View 11 Replies View RelatedConditional Formatting
Aug 6, 2007I have a field that most likely will not have an entry in it, BUT, ocassionally it will. When the field does have an entry in it, the entry can be any number amount. I've worked with conditional formatting before where I have the field color a background if the field meets a certain criteria, no problem. What I need to do is have the background of the cell highlight if their is ANY entry in it at all and not highlight, of course, if the cell is empty. Thanks for any help.
View 4 Replies View RelatedConditional Formatting Format
Apr 18, 2006Hi,
I am trying to place some code in the "expression is" section of conditional formatting. Need some help converting from code to conditional formatting format.
I have set up a check box "Check83" next to a standard control box "Title(O)".
Below is the code I am currently using. This code is in the after update section of the check box, and in the oncurrent section of the form.
This code turns the box blue when I click the check box.
Private Sub Check83_AfterUpdate()
If Me.Check83 Then
Me.[Title(O)].BackColor = vbBlue
Else
Me.[Title(O)].BackColor = vbWhite
End If
End Sub
My form has 46 records and all have check boxes linked to the control box with the code above. When the box is blue in record 1, I don't want there to be a blue box in record 2. Can't figure out how to do this. Tried to do in with code, but failed. Thought it may be possible using conditional formatting.
Thanks in advance for your help
Jcwishart
Conditional Formatting Question...I Think.
Jul 18, 2005I have two date fields, I have it set so that when you place a date in the first field, the second field will automatically set a date 90 days after. What I need is for the second field to change red when it has been surpassed by the current date.
Thank you.
Help Needed With Conditional Formatting
Mar 31, 2007I have read the Access Help page before posting here
I have a text box called TxtCharRemain formatted as general number
It displays how many more characters can be typed into a text box named TxtActionTaken
I want the contents to appear in red when TxtCharRemain is less than 1 (0 or negative)
but it doesn't it only displays 0 in red then all negative numbers in black
I have tried setting default color as red and formatting the text box to display in black when value is between 1 and 200 and this doesn't work as values less than 100 appear red and negative numbers appear red or black
any ideas?