Pass a Label into a subroutine - [RESOLVED]

Hi,

I am trying to make a series of labels change to a colour when you press a button.

This is what I have written:

VB Code:

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
 
    checkItRed Label1
 
End Sub 
 
Sub checkItRed(ObName As Label)
    
    ObName.BackColor = vbRed
    Me.Repaint
 
End Sub

Basically a label on the form called Label1 and when I click the command1 button I want the label to change to red.

But I want to have it as a seperate subroutine that needs to be called.


Can you see what I am doing wrong ? Claims there is a "Type Mismatch"

Quote:

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Originally Posted by strobinson1

Hi,

I am trying to make a series of labels change to a colour when you press a button.

This is what I have written:

VB Code:

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
 
    checkItRed Label1
 
End Sub 
 
Sub checkItRed(ObName As Label)
    
    ObName.BackColor = vbRed
    Me.Repaint
 
End Sub

Basically a label on the form called Label1 and when I click the command1 button I want the label to change to red.

But I want to have it as a seperate subroutine that needs to be called.


Can you see what I am doing wrong ? Claims there is a "Type Mismatch"

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When you call the checkitRed sub you need to write it this way:

VB Code:

Call checkitRed(Form.Label1)

Where 'Form' is the name of the form where label1 is located.

Yeah, That what I thought would have worked. but doesn't !!

Have solved it now by changing the argument to an Object:

VB Code:

Sub checkItRed(ObName As Object)
    
    ObName.BackColor = vbRed
    Me.Repaint
 
End Sub

and that worked !

Cheers :)