SCREEN.ControlPanel(DESKTOP_BACKCOLOR)

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Hi,

How would you get vbdos to return the integer of it's background color?

I can set it ok like this :

SCREEN.ControlPanel(DESKTOP_BACKCOLOR) = 1

but I can't get it to return it on a msgbox/textbox/strings etc

thanks,

[John Kane]

Post by s***@hotmail.com
Hi,
How would you get vbdos to return the integer of it's background color?
SCREEN.ControlPanel(DESKTOP_BACKCOLOR) = 1
but I can't get it to return it on a msgbox/textbox/strings etc
thanks,

Try...

Text1.Text = FORMAT$(SCREEN.ControlPanel(DESKTOP_BACKCOLOR))

[s***@hotmail.com]

sorted, tho not sure where you knew to use FORMAT$,

i take it, searching for help in the index of vbdos help for the
background color related stuff, will not twe not tell you about FORMAT$
, just experance i take it?

Thanks m8,

[John Kane]

Post by s***@hotmail.com
sorted, tho not sure where you knew to use FORMAT$,
i take it, searching for help in the index of vbdos help for the
background color related stuff, will not twe not tell you about FORMAT$
, just experance i take it?
Thanks m8,

Its not specific to Screen related stuff - after all they are simply
Integer numbers we are dealing with.

You could use STR$(number) but this would give you a leading Space
character.

Using LTRIM$(STR$(number)) would eliminate the leading Space.

But I find it easier to use FORMAT$(number).