Flashing Label Please!

[theconfusedbear]

I have a contact database which I want to archive items - I have created a field called Archived and as a Yes/No field.

So everytime a contact has been assigned a YES I want "Archived Contact" to flash so that its easy for people to see!

Im sure its really easy ... but Im stupid! HELP PLEASE !

Thank you

 

[spikepl]

Flashing and beeping are normally only used to draw attention to something unexpected (or all over in silly TV-shows) because such things are distracting.

If your record is still on screen after "archiving" , you could use conditional formatting to mark the archived records.

If the record disappears from screen, well then, there you have your receipt.

 

[missinglinq]

Flashing labels have a number of problems. They're dangerous to people with epilepsy and have the ability to cause sometime fatal seizures in these people and they involve the use of the TimerEvent which can lead to erratic behavior in the display of other Controls on the Form.

Like spikepl, I'd suggest using Conditional Formatting of the Back Color of the 'Archived' Field to bring its attention to the user.

Linq ;0)>