[RESOLVED] Problems loading .backcolor using color codes

[Jose_VB]

I've some pictureboxes where I select the color from a colordialog and then I save the color in a settings.ini file.
When I load the program, the instruction Form1_Shown loads the colors from the settings.ini file.

When I save the colors to the ini file I transform then from System.Drawing.Color to a String (hex).
The problem when loading the colors is that some colors are loaded correctly and others no. The other pictureboxes controls don't change the color.

System.Drawing.Color to Hex

Private Function ColorConversion(colorObj As System.Drawing.Color) As String
        Return "#" & Hex(colorObj.R) & Hex(colorObj.G) & Hex(colorObj.B)
End Function

Hex to System.Drawing.Color (for loading the colors in the picboxes)

PictureBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FFFFFF")

in the ini file I've seen that some color codes in hex are less than 6 characters long:
#FF00, #0FF0

[jmcilhinney]

Don't use Hex. You're using VB.NET so use VB.NET:

Private Function ColorConversion(colorObj As System.Drawing.Color) As String
    Return String.Format("#{0:X2}{1:X2}{2:X2}", colorObj.R, colorObj.G, colorObj.B)
End Function

[dbasnett]

Why bother with hex? Color has methods for converting to and from integers.
Example

        Dim foo As Color = Color.MistyRose
        'convert to string for saving
        Dim fooAsString As String = foo.ToArgb.ToString

        'convert string back to color from stored integer
        foo = Color.FromArgb(Integer.Parse(fooAsString))

[Jose_VB]

Works good, thanks.