John,

I think I did do also step 6 - the picture dddw.png has a default color (pink) for the text-box if no RGB value is defined for the status.

In the end, I went for a function-based solution. The idea is that I retrieve all RGB's for the status codes into a global variable when the application starts.  

In the DW's I then have the background to come from that function.

Perhaps not the most elegant solution, but works.

Thanks,
Kari

Chris,

thanks, I understand the idea and reading your reply I thought that it would work., but no.

I did several tests but nothing worked. After trying all kind ways how to do this I made a simple test:

1) did place the text box, as you said, to the dddw and assigned the text box a fixed background color (pink)

2) My thinking was that now whatever the code is it will have a background color from the dddw, but no. 

The dropdown shows the colors (dddw.png) but when the cursor leaves the field (dw.png), the code doesn't have a background.

I guess I can do this using PowerScript, but that means having to program this feature to all the places where the dddw is used. It would be so must neater to have the implementation in only one place, the dddw.

Thanks,

Kari

Hi Kari;

  Yes, you can use the same trick as what I use for DWO's that are displayed as HTML Web Pages and you need alternating colours in each row, as follows:

1. Create your DW
2. Add a TEXT object (no text) & size it to the Detail band.
3. Place the Text object in the background.
4. Make sure that all your columns in the foreground.
5. Set all your columns to "Transparent" background colour
6. Use an Expression on the Text Object to set the colours as appropriate.

That should work.  ;-)

Regards ... Chris