changing textbox background color

[leearach2004]

Hi there I am using vs 2005 to create a mobile web application using asp.net

I have a textbox that is populated from an sql database. After it is populated i wish to check the text and assign a background colour to the texbox depending on the text within it.

The problem I have is that i canot get the textbox to change coloy at all i am using asp.net with vb language
Apparently

TextBox1.BackColor = Color.Aqua

is the code but this does nothing as I have been told that the color and font styles are ignored by asp.net when render to adpaters. I have no idea what this means but it is on the microsoft site.

It does not say how to get round it and i know you can set texbox color on mobile devices as i see them on my phone. Anyone know how to change the background colour of a mobile textbox I would be most greatfull

any questions please ask away

lee

 

[tperri]

Is the textbox in a data grid/view/list/repeater?

 

[leearach2004]

No its on a mobile form

lee

 

[dvannoy]

try this

Textbox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red

 

[leearach2004]

tried that doesnt work even setting hte colour in the properties box doesnt show up on the form apperntly acording to microsoft the color tag is ignored on mobile forms, but it has to be able to be done as i have seen mobile sites that have coloured text boxs

 

[dvannoy]

it probably ignores it because not all mobile devices display in color. you may out of luck unless there is a third party product out there.