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Hi, I'm a newbie and and so far have written quite a long program without asking for any programming answers, but I'm stuck on this one and yes, I've tried searching long & hard for a previous answer.
I need to convert RGB values back to the main color value. For example, the RGB values for white are 255,255,255...How do I convert this to the color value without drawing something and using the Point command ? (This would really slow down my main program loop).
I know that this value for white is 16777215.
By using...
color1 As Dword
r=255: g=255 : b=255
color1=rgb(r,g,b)
Print color1

I get...4294967295
On a calculator, i can divide that by 256 and get 16777215.99609375, but i can't get dbpro to do this division. Besides, this formula isn't as accurate with 255,255,0 (yellow) or 255,0,255 (pink).
I really need a simple formula to get the rgb values, which my program will have, back to the original color value, many times within my main loop.
Thanks to all who read & answer all these questions. This forum has already helped me a lot and the tutorials you guys put out are great.

red = RGBR(MyColour)
green = RGBG(MyColour)
Blue = RGBB(MyColour)

My bad. Your way works, I'm just trying to find the neatest way. I think this would be it...

global dw = DWORD

...

dw = rgb(r,g,b)

WindowsKiller: Yes, your formula is exactly what i need.

THANK YOU, very much! Here, have a beer.