Specifications

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Background.Color
Description
Setting for the background color of a control.
In the painter
Background Color on the Background page or Font page in the Properties view.
Value
A number that specifies the control’s background color.
For information on specifying colors, see “Specifying colors” on page 343.
The background color of a line is the color that displays between the segments
of the line when the pen style is not solid.
If Background.Mode is transparent (1), Background.Color is ignored.
Example
The following statement specifies that if the person represented by the current
row uses the day care benefit, the background color of the control is set to light
gray (15790320). If not, the background color is set to white (16777215):
If(bene_day_care = 'Y', 15790320, 16777215)
In this example, the condition is applied to the Background.Color property for
three controls: the
emp_id column, the emp_fname column, and the emp_lname
column.
The following is a portion of the resulting report. Notice that the employee ID,
first name, and last name have a gray background if the employee uses the day
care benefit:
Border
Description
The type of border for the control.
In the painter
Border on the General page in the Properties view.