changing form style or borderType at runtime

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Is it possible to change a forms style or borderType at runtime???

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In 2.2 you can do a

application.overrideStyle(old style, new style)

HOWEVER - this should be called as part of the opening method (before the forms load if possible).

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Bob,

What I want to do is show a 5pt red border whenever the user goes into find mode and then turn it off when they leave.

I have this working using a 5pt red line image that I hide and show as needed, but changing the border would be nicer.

Do you think application.overrideStyle(old style, new style) would work as part of an event in an open form?

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Hi - no you won’t be able to just keep changing styles during runtime.

You can’t really do what you want - but you can do things like change the background color, foreground color, etc easily.

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OK.

What is the proper syntax to use when changing the background color at runtime?

I tried:

forms.people.backgroundColor = “red”

but it doesn’t seem to work.

Also, I can open an existing style but I can’t seem to edit it. Any idea why?

Thanks for your help!

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HOT TIP: Don’t TYPE - CLICK! :D

If you see your element in the tree - and double click the bgcolor property - you’ll see something like:

forms.myForm.elements.myField.bgcolor

THEN - say:

forms.myForm.elements.myField.bgcolor = 'red'

You can also use the ColorChooser (Edit menu in the Editor) to automatically put in the hex color of the exact red you want to use.

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Bob,

Your example sets the background color of a FIELD at run-time.

Is it possible to set the background color of a FORM at run-time?

If so, what is the syntax???

Thanks for your help!!!