Change background color of richtexttablecell

Question

I like to change the backgroundcolor of a richtexttablecell, I try to solve the problem with lotusscript, but there isn't an method or attribute for this in lotus script. looks like it is possible to solve this with c api.

can anyone help me?

Answer 1

Use the NotesDXLExporter and NotesDXLImporter:

• export the document as DXL,
• replace table properties in DXL and
• import it back to document.

Make sure that you use notesDXLExporter.RichTextOption=0.

This is an example for a table with background colors in DXL format:

<item name='Body'>
    <richtext>
        <pardef id='1' />
        <par def='1' />
        <table widthtype='fixedleft' refwidth='2.1493in'>
            <tablecolumn width='1.0667in' />
            <tablecolumn width='1.0826in' />
            <tablerow>
                <tablecell bgcolor='blue'>
                    <pardef id='3' keepwithnext='true' keeptogether='true' />
                    <par def='3' />
                </tablecell>
                <tablecell bgcolor='red'>
                    <pardef id='4' keepwithnext='true' keeptogether='true' />
                    <par def='4' />
                </tablecell>
            </tablerow>
            <tablerow>
                <tablecell bgcolor='yellow'>
                    <par def='3' />
                </tablecell>
                <tablecell>
                    <par def='4' />
                </tablecell>
            </tablerow>
        </table>
        <par def='1' />
    </richtext>
</item>

It should be easy to replace the bgcolor properties in DXL.

You can find a code snippet for DXL-export here.