Formating within a control 1

[scotttom]

Hello,

I have a need to highlight a certain portion of a string within a control.

Basically I have a piece of genetic code 1000 characters long and I need to highlight a variable chunk of that based on records in a table.

Something like this:


XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[Highlight]XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[/highlight]XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

I can figure out which characters to highlight with no problem, but what I don't know is how can I do it so it shows up on an access report.

Anyone know how to accomplish this?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Scott

 

[Remou]

Is HTML or Word an option?

 

[acent]

Take a look at the onFormat event of the detail section. You should be able to utilize the control presenting the data and change what it presents.

Just a thought.

"If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid."
-Murphy's Military Laws

 

[MajP]

You can only do that with certain controls. Not doable in a standard textbox. However, you can do that in a richtext box if your version of Access supports it. Choose more controls and look for microsoft richtext box.

 

[MajP]

Here is some info on that control:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/HA100140971033.aspx

 

[scotttom]

2007 aye? Thats kinda what I figured. Might be tim eto move off of the old 2002 version.

Thanks for your time.

Scott