ACC2000: How to Get Red, Green, Blue Components from RGB Value (210420)

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RGB color values are mathematical combinations of red, green, and blue components. The intensities of these components can range from 0 to 255. For example, the RGB color value for white is 16777215, which has component intensities of 255 for red, green, and blue.

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1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
2. Create a module and type the following line in the Declarations section if it is not already there:

   Option Explicit
   					

3. Type the following procedures:

   '-----------------------------------------------------------------
   'PURPOSE: Returns red/green/blue color from RGB color value.
   '
   'ACCEPTS: RGB color value as Long, and component number as integer
   '         that represents the component color to return (1=red,
   '         2=green, 3=blue).
   '
   'RETURNS: The intensity of the color component (0 - 255) as an
   '         integer or -1 indicating that an argument was invalid.
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------
   
   Function GetRGB(RGBval As Long, Num As Integer) As Integer
      ' Check if Num, RGBval are valid.
      If Num > 0 And Num < 4 And RGBval > -1 And RGBval < 16777216 Then
        GetRGB = RGBval \ 256 ^ (Num - 1) And 255
      Else
        ' Return True (-1) if Num or RGBval are invalid.
        GetRGB = True
      End If
   End Function
   
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------
   'PURPOSE: Open the Orders form in Form view, call the GetRGB
   '         function, and then switch the Orders form to Design view.
   '
   'ACCEPTS: RGB color value as Long, and component number as integer
   '         that represents the component color to return (1=red,
   '         2=green, 3=blue).
   '
   'RETURNS: Displays a message box with the RGB components
   '         of the detail section of the Orders form.
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------
   
   Sub TestOrders()
   
      DoCmd.OpenForm "Orders", acNormal
      
      MsgBox "Red: " & GetRGB(Forms![Orders].Section(0).BackColor, 1) & _
             vbCrLf & _
             "Green: " &  GetRGB(Forms![Orders].Section(0).BackColor, 2) & _
             vbCrLf & _
             "Blue: " &   GetRGB(Forms![Orders].Section(0).BackColor, 3)
   
      DoCmd.OpenForm "Orders", acDesign
      
   End Sub
   					

4. Save the module as MyUtilities.
5. On the Run menu, click Run Sub/UserForm.
6. From the Database window, click TestOrders, and then click Run.
   
   Note that you can change the BackColor property of the detail section of the Orders form, and then run the macro again to see the results change.