Access Highlight current record in tabular form view. 1

[BigEasy]

I am trying to highlight the current record in tabular form view. I have the record selector visible. The user clicks on the record to view and it should change background color to highlight that record.<br>
Thanks<br>
Homer

 

[DougP]

Try clicking on the FAR left side of the record in the gray this will get the entire record.<br>
You'll know where because the first record has a small black arrow pointing right.<br>

 

[BigEasy]

This is not the regular datasheet form view. This is a hand coded screen that looks like the datasheet view. Thus all fields and controls on a row will have to have a variable set that will control the background color property, foreground color property, or both; changed when the record is selected. I am having trouble with determining when the row is selected.<br>
Thanks<br>
Homer

 

[DougP]

So you are not using any form views provided by Access.<br>
What are you using a Listbox?<br>
or are you writing something on top of a form?<br>
Do you have a code snipet we could look at?<br>

 

[rochelle]

The solution to this problem is documented at The Access Web. It's too long to reproduce here.<br>
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<A HREF="

http://www.mvps.org/access/"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.mvps.org/access/</A><br>

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When you get there click on Forms and then in the upper right frame, scroll down to the fourth item from the end called &quot;Changing the background color of the current record in a continuous form.&quot;<br>