How to make a Text Box blink if left empty in access database?

Question

How to make a Text Box blink if left empty in the access database?

Answer 1

Okay, try the following steps, just for testing...

1. Create a new blank form
2. In Design View, add a Textbox (let's assume it's name is Text0)
3. In the Properties Window of the form, find the Timer Interval property and enter 1000 (1 sec)
4. In the On Timer property, select [Event Procedure] from the dropdown
5. Click on the three dots next to [Event Procedure] to open the code window
6. Enter the following code: If Me.Text0.BackColor=vbYellow Then
   Me.Text0.BackColor=vbWhite
   Else
   Me.Text0.BackColor=vbYellow
   End If
7. View the form in Normal View

Hope that helps...

Answer 2

Hi. To make something blink requires the use of a timer. However, to have something blinking on a form could be considered annoying.

Answer 3

@DBG Please help me how to make the text box blink. it's for my own personal database since I don't have anyone using it. I just want to get the knowledge on how to make it blink.

Answer 4

No problem. As I said earlier, you will need to use a form timer. Do you know how to use it?