Detail_Format in Report

[Brian]

I have a field that is called DBH and I want it to alternate colors but
is says I have a datatype mismatch.. It's a string and I have a total
that I want to be a different color then all the rest but it's not working

select case DBH
Case "6" Or "10" Or "14" Or "18" Or "22" Or "26" Or "30" Or "34" Or "38"
Me.Detail.BackColor = 16777215
Case "8" Or "12" Or "16" Or "20" Or "24" Or "28" Or "32" Or "36" Or "40"
Me.Detail.BackColor = 14211288
Case "Total"
Me.Detail.BackColor = 4194304
end select

 

[Allen Browne]

Try with commas instead of OR.

It might also be easier to convert the string value to a number:

Select Case CLng(Val(Nz([DBH], "0")))
Case 6, 10, 14, ...

 

[Brian]

worked great did not need to convert it just used the commas... thanx

 

[Allen Browne]

Just for clarity, Brian, the OR was probably being interpreted as a bitwise
operator, rather than a logical OR.

As in:
2 OR 3
results in 3 (since 3 has both bits on.)

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia

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worked great did not need to convert it just used the commas... thanx

Try with commas instead of OR.

It might also be easier to convert the string value to a number:

Select Case CLng(Val(Nz([DBH], "0")))
Case 6, 10, 14, ...