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how to change backcolor at runtime

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  1 year ago

  by leo.lvng

  leo.lvng

  , India

  Joined 1 year ago

  hello sir

  i have one Window form(vb.net) name sample

  i have database including backcolor and forecolor field

  like red,blue...

  i want that when i apply changes in database

  form (sample) color should be changed when it load

   by comparing from database backcolor field

  i have following code

  ktcn = New SqlConnection("server=localhost;Integrated Security=true;database=KT_IMS")

  ktcn.Open()

  ktcmd = New SqlCommand("select backcolor from appearance", ktcn)

  ktdra = ktcmd.ExecuteReader

  While (ktdra.Read)

  'Dim ifa As Color

  Dim ifa1 As String

  ifa1 = ktdra.GetString(0)

  ' ifa = Khaki

  '

  Label1.BackColor = ifa

  Error occured::value of type string cannot be converted into system.drawing.color

  ' Label1.BackColor.ktdra.GetString(0)

   

  End While

   

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  1 year ago

  by TimL

  Tim Leung

  Berkshire, United Kingdom

  Joined 2 years ago

  [quote user="shahid123"]Label1.BackColor = ifa[/quote]
  

  I would try changing the above to:

  Label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromName("Red")
  

   

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  1 year ago

  by leo.lvng

  leo.lvng

  , India

  Joined 1 year ago

  thanks

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