How to give background color to column in SQL access

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I want to give red background to column in select statement if it less than 50 and green if it bigger than that

What I have tried:

I tried use '

' + CN + '

'

notice type CN is numeric

Posted 5-Jul-19 11:06am

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Updated 11-Jul-19 10:55am

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Member 14160360 5-Jul-19 17:11pm

I wrote in what i have tried section dir because this happens this mistake

MadMyche 5-Jul-19 17:25pm

In what application? MS Access, Sql Studio, Crystal reports???

Member 14160360 5-Jul-19 17:27pm

ms access 2007

MadMyche 6-Jul-19 8:17am

OK, is this when looking at the table, a view, a form, or a report?

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MadMyche · Answer 1 · 2019-07-06T03:07:00

It sounds like you want to use Conditional Formatting, just like Excel.

What you need to understand about Access is that there are 2 different groups of Access Object types; the SQL database objects and the User Interfaces.
The SQL objects are called Tables and Queries. These are just for data and really are not intended for regular direct user access.
The User Interface objects are Forms and Reports. As these are intended for the end users use, they are customizable either via design, code, or macros; and does have Conditional Formatting available.

Now if your intent is to change the coloring in tables or queries, it ain't happening as these are only raw data. What you can do is use a tabular form within a form which can be styled as you desire.

References:
Highlight data with conditional formatting - Access[^]
Access database - conditional formatting on a datasheet[^]

Maciej Los · Answer 2 · 2019-07-11T10:55:00

Solution 2

If you want to display data with conditional formatting you will need to use a form or report.

You can't use conditional formatting within SQL statement!

Posted 11-Jul-19 10:55am

Maciej Los