Total Access Components Tour: Digital Display

The Digital Display control is a databound control that allows you to place digital format numbers on a form. This format is similar to the appearance of the displays on calculators and other electronic devices. A variety of formatting options are available, giving you complete control over the presentation.

Using the Digital Display Control

To use this control, simply place it on the form and set its Value property. You can set this property using the Property Sheet, or through VBA code. You can also select the alignment. If you select the default Left alignment, all characters are displayed from left to right. If you want the Digital display to show characters from right to left (like most calculators), set the Alignment property to “Right”.

Displaying Alphabetic Characters

Each digit in the Digital Display control is made up of eight segments. These segments are enabled or disabled to display the numbers. You may also use alphabetic (a-z) characters in the Value property of this control. Since all letters cannot be represented with eight segments, some letters may not appear correctly. The following letters are properly displayed:

A,B,b,C,c,D,d,E,F,g,H,h,I,i,J,L,l,N,n,O,o,P,R,r,S,U,u,Y,Z

Displaying Other Characters

The Digital Display control also displays some other useful characters. The following other characters are properly displayed: + - . ,

Digital Display Properties

Digital Display Events