INFO: Do Not Use Visual Basic Color Constants in DHTML Page Designer (190553)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q190553

SUMMARY

Internet Explorer and Visual Basic use different formats for Color literals. Internet Explorer's Object model uses a format of RRGGBB whereas Visual Basic uses the format BBGGRR. When attempting to chance colors of Dynamic HTML elements in your DHTML Page Designer project, use the RRGGBB format. Do not use Visual Basic color constants such as vbRed and vbBlue.

MORE INFORMATION

You will not be able to use Visual Basic's constants vbRed and vbBlue when programming for the Internet Explorer's object model. Following are examples of problems you will see when writing code in Visual Basic 6.0 DHTML Page Designer object using these constants: 

field1.style.color=vbRed    'Will cause the text to be Blue
field1.style.color=vbBlue   'Will cause the text to be Red
field1.style.color=vbGreen  'Will cause the text to be Green

You will not be able to use the RGB function such as Hex(RGB(0, 0, 255)) to specify colors for Dynamic HTML elements.

To change the color of the Dynamic HTML elements in your DHTML Page Designer project, use the RRGGBB (where R=Red, G=Green, and B=Blue) color constants.

The same applies to creating color constants for use in WebClasses in Visual Basic 6.0 IIS Applications. Use the RRGGBB format color constants.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/29/2003
Keywords:kbDHTML kbinfo kbPageDesigner kbWebClasses KB190553
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