stupid color question [resolved]

hey i'm messing around with programatically setting colors and i'm trying to get the backcolor.toargb to work, heres what i got going ignore the registry thing thats all working, i just cant set the backcolor without the color.red for example i read up a bit and i guess i'm supposed to use the toArgB and fromArgB not getting it though

VB Code:

' save setting here
regKey.SetValue("Form", Me.BackColor.ToArgb)

VB Code:

'set setting here 
Me.BackColor.FromArgb = regKey.GetValue("Form", "")

any hints? thanx

try using .ToString()

then my regvalue is

Color [DarkGray]

then backcolor.fromname or anyhting wont set it 2 what i want, i get the proper hex value from toArgb (ffd4d0c8) but cant set the color from it

says fromArgb accepts integer value but

VB Code:

Dim x As Int32
        x = Clng(regKey2.GetValue("Form", ""))
        Me.BackColor.FromArgb = x

says " no accessible fromArgb excepts this number of arguements"

FromRGB is a function, not a variable or a property. That way you cant do FromRGB=value

you should be doing this...

VB Code:

Me.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(regKey.GetValue("Form", ""))

thanx, works perfect,