Downloadable Command Button OCX/Add-ins?

[Lu An De]

Does anyone know of a third party Command Button with more
BorderColor/Forecolor/
BackColor/BorderStyle properties than the standard Access ones?

I've been using Label controls (with their click event) instead of Command
Buttons
for quite a while now for better asthetics but they don't have a Tab Stop
property and
may also have other short comings I'll discover in the future. I'd like to
revert to
Command Buttons if there are any with more formatting options.

Regards, Lu An De

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

I'm not aware of any, but even if there was, I think you'll find that the
problems associated with distributing OCXs with Access would far outweigh
any aesthetic benefits you might get from using one.

 

[Lu An De]

Thanks for your reply Douglas,

Was just curious and from what you say it sounds like too much of a hassle.

Cheers,

Lu An De

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

The usual term is "DLL Hell". Any time you add a reference to an external
COM object, you increase the chances that you're going to run into
versioning problems when you distribute the application to your users.

 

[Stephen Lebans]

See:
http://www.lebans.com/cmdbutton.htm
CommandButton.zip is a database containing functions to allow a user
defined BackColor and Rotated Text for Command Buttons.

NEW - Jan. 26/2000 This version includes 2 functions. One for Form
Design view and one for Form View at Runtime.

1) Use API Color Dialog to select BackColor.

2) User Selectable degrees of rotation for Text in controls Caption.

3) Use in Form Design or Form View at Runtime.

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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.

 

[Lu An De]

Thanks Stephan,

I'll give it a whirl!

Lu An De

See:
http://www.lebans.com/cmdbutton.htm
CommandButton.zip is a database containing functions to allow a user
defined BackColor and Rotated Text for Command Buttons.

NEW - Jan. 26/2000 This version includes 2 functions. One for Form
Design view and one for Form View at Runtime.

1) Use API Color Dialog to select BackColor.

2) User Selectable degrees of rotation for Text in controls Caption.

3) Use in Form Design or Form View at Runtime.

--

HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.