This... This was something to work up...
I thought I was starting with a simple little idea for a quick project, and then I ended up over-engineering the BLEEP out of this little booger!
Coming in at 440 lines of code, this awesome Colornator... umm... well.. It gives you the color value of a text string, if possible.
/blush
Lots and lots of code, just to do something so simple -- but it's more complex than you'd first imagine!!
This works with plain numeric values for colors. This works with _RGB, _RGBA, _RGB32, _RGBA32 values. Hex values, Octal, and even Binary values are all fine! (&H, &O, &B prefaced values.) This lets you specify a color NAME, and it returns the 32-bit color value back from that!!
It's THE COLORNATOR!! Dr. Doofenshmirtz, eat your heart out! I just out NATORed you!
I thought I was starting with a simple little idea for a quick project, and then I ended up over-engineering the BLEEP out of this little booger!
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_Title "Color Valuenator(tm) by Steve the Awesome(tm)(c)"
$Color:32
Color 15
Print "Hello World! Be in awe of my Color Valuenator!!(tm)"
Print ColorValue("_RGB32(128,128,128)"), _RGB32(128, 128, 128)
Print ColorValue("15"), 15
Print ColorValue("RGB(255,0,0)"), _RGB(255, 0, 0)
Print ColorValue("Black"), Black
Print ColorValue("Red"), Red
Print ColorValue("_RGB32(37)"), _RGB32(37)
Print ColorValue("Frog"), Frog, "<-- -1 says invalid color value"
Function ColorValue&& (text$)
ReDim values(1000) As String
ColorValue = -1 'This is to report a failed attempt to get a valid color.
' All valid colors will be greater than -1, so be certain the return variable is an _INTEGER64 type
' so that this -1 value doesn't overflow and become bright white (most likely), or some other color
If IsNum(text$) Then 'our color is either in plain number form (COLOR 15, for example), or hex form (&HFFFFFFFF, for example)
temp&& = Val(text$)
If temp&& >= 0 Then
ColorValue = temp&&
Else
If temp&& >= -2147483648 Then 'it's probably a color, but in LONG (signed) format. Let's convert it automagically and roll with it.
temp& = temp&&
ColorValue = temp&
End If
End If
Else
temp$ = _Trim$(UCase$(text$))
If Left$(temp$, 7) = "_RGBA32" Or Left$(temp$, 6) = "RGBA32" Then 'It's in RGBA32 format
If ParseValues(text$, values()) <> 4 Then ColorValue = -1: Exit Function
r% = Val(values(1))
g% = Val(values(2))
b% = Val(values(3))
a% = Val(values(4))
ColorValue = _RGBA32(r%, g%, b%, a%)
ElseIf Left$(temp$, 5) = "_RGBA" Or Left$(temp$, 4) = "RGBA" Then 'It's in RGBA format
p = ParseValues(text$, values())
If p < 4 Or p > 5 Then ColorValue = -1: Exit Function
r% = Val(values(1))
g% = Val(values(2))
b% = Val(values(3))
a% = Val(values(4))
If p = 5 Then
d% = Val(values(5)) 'the destination of the screen whose palette we're matching against
ColorValue = _RGBA(r%, g%, b%, a%, d%)
Else
ColorValue = _RGBA(r%, g%, b%, a%) 'note that this value will change depending upon the screen that it's called from
'RGBA tries to match the called value to the closest possible color match that the existing palette has.
End If
ElseIf Left$(temp$, 6) = "_RGB32" Or Left$(temp$, 5) = "RGB32" Then 'It's in RGB32 format
p = ParseValues(text$, values())
Select Case p
Case 4 '_RGB32(num, num2, num3, num4) <-- this is RGBA format
r% = Val(values(1))
g% = Val(values(2))
b% = Val(values(3))
a% = Val(values(4))
ColorValue = _RGBA32(r%, g%, b%, a%)
Case 3 ' _RGB32(num, num2, num3) <-- this is RGB format
r% = Val(values(1))
g% = Val(values(2))
b% = Val(values(3))
ColorValue = _RGB32(r%, g%, b%)
Case 2 ' _RGB32(num, num2) <-- Grayscale with alpha
r% = Val(values(1))
g% = Val(values(2))
ColorValue = _RGB32(r%, g%)
Case 1 ' _RGB32(num) <-- Grayscale alone
r% = Val(values(1))
ColorValue = _RGB32(r%)
Case Else
ColorValue = -1: Exit Function '<-- can not return a valid color value
End Select
ElseIf Left$(temp$, 4) = "_RGB" Or Left$(temp$, 3) = "RGB" Then 'It's in RGB format
p = ParseValues(text$, values())
If p < 3 Or p > 4 Then ColorValue = -1: Exit Function
r% = Val(values(1))
g% = Val(values(2))
b% = Val(values(3))
If p = 4 Then
d% = Val(values(4)) 'the destination of the screen whose palette we're matching against
ColorValue = _RGB(r%, g%, b%, d%)
Else
ColorValue = _RGB(r%, g%, b%) 'note that this value will change depending upon the screen that it's called from
'RGBA tries to match the called value to the closest possible color match that the existing palette has.
End If
Else 'check to see if it's a color name value
ReDim kolor$(1000), value(1000) As _Integer64
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "AliceBlue": value(count) = 4293982463
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Almond": value(count) = 4293910221
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "AntiqueBrass": value(count) = 4291663221
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "AntiqueWhite": value(count) = 4294634455
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Apricot": value(count) = 4294826421
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Aqua": value(count) = 4278255615
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Aquamarine": value(count) = 4286578644
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Asparagus": value(count) = 4287080811
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "AtomicTangerine": value(count) = 4294943860
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Azure": value(count) = 4293984255
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BananaMania": value(count) = 4294633397
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Beaver": value(count) = 4288643440
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Beige": value(count) = 4294309340
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Bisque": value(count) = 4294960324
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Bittersweet": value(count) = 4294802542
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Black": value(count) = 4278190080
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BlanchedAlmond": value(count) = 4294962125
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BlizzardBlue": value(count) = 4289521134
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Blue": value(count) = 4278190335
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BlueBell": value(count) = 4288848592
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BlueGray": value(count) = 4284914124
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BlueGreen": value(count) = 4279081146
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BlueViolet": value(count) = 4287245282
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Blush": value(count) = 4292763011
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BrickRed": value(count) = 4291510612
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Brown": value(count) = 4289014314
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BurlyWood": value(count) = 4292786311
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BurntOrange": value(count) = 4294934345
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "BurntSienna": value(count) = 4293557853
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CadetBlue": value(count) = 4284456608
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Canary": value(count) = 4294967193
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CaribbeanGreen": value(count) = 4280079266
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CarnationPink": value(count) = 4294945484
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Cerise": value(count) = 4292691090
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Cerulean": value(count) = 4280134870
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "ChartReuse": value(count) = 4286578432
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Chestnut": value(count) = 4290534744
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Chocolate": value(count) = 4291979550
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Copper": value(count) = 4292711541
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Coral": value(count) = 4294934352
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Cornflower": value(count) = 4288335595
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CornflowerBlue": value(count) = 4284782061
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Cornsilk": value(count) = 4294965468
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CottonCandy": value(count) = 4294950105
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaAquamarine": value(count) = 4286110690
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaBlue": value(count) = 4280251902
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaBlueViolet": value(count) = 4285753021
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaBrown": value(count) = 4290013005
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaCadetBlue": value(count) = 4289771462
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaForestGreen": value(count) = 4285378177
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaGold": value(count) = 4293379735
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaGoldenrod": value(count) = 4294760821
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaGray": value(count) = 4287992204
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaGreen": value(count) = 4280069240
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaGreenYellow": value(count) = 4293978257
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaIndigo": value(count) = 4284315339
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaLavender": value(count) = 4294751445
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaMagenta": value(count) = 4294337711
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaMaroon": value(count) = 4291311706
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaMidnightBlue": value(count) = 4279912566
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaOrange": value(count) = 4294931768
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaOrangeRed": value(count) = 4294912811
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaOrchid": value(count) = 4293306583
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaPlum": value(count) = 4287513989
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaRed": value(count) = 4293795917
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaSalmon": value(count) = 4294941610
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaSeaGreen": value(count) = 4288668351
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaSilver": value(count) = 4291675586
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaSkyBlue": value(count) = 4286634731
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaSpringGreen": value(count) = 4293716670
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaTann": value(count) = 4294616940
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaThistle": value(count) = 4293642207
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaViolet": value(count) = 4287786670
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaYellow": value(count) = 4294764675
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "CrayolaYellowGreen": value(count) = 4291158916
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Crimson": value(count) = 4292613180
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Cyan": value(count) = 4278255615
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Dandelion": value(count) = 4294826861
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkBlue": value(count) = 4278190219
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkCyan": value(count) = 4278225803
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkGoldenRod": value(count) = 4290283019
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkGray": value(count) = 4289309097
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkGreen": value(count) = 4278215680
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkKhaki": value(count) = 4290623339
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkMagenta": value(count) = 4287299723
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkOliveGreen": value(count) = 4283788079
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkOrange": value(count) = 4294937600
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkOrchid": value(count) = 4288230092
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkRed": value(count) = 4287299584
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkSalmon": value(count) = 4293498490
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkSeaGreen": value(count) = 4287609999
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkSlateBlue": value(count) = 4282924427
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkSlateGray": value(count) = 4281290575
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkTurquoise": value(count) = 4278243025
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DarkViolet": value(count) = 4287889619
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DeepPink": value(count) = 4294907027
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DeepSkyBlue": value(count) = 4278239231
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Denim": value(count) = 4281035972
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DesertSand": value(count) = 4293905848
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DimGray": value(count) = 4285098345
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "DodgerBlue": value(count) = 4280193279
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Eggplant": value(count) = 4285419872
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "ElectricLime": value(count) = 4291755805
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Fern": value(count) = 4285643896
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "FireBrick": value(count) = 4289864226
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Floralwhite": value(count) = 4294966000
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "ForestGreen": value(count) = 4280453922
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Fuchsia": value(count) = 4290995397
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "FuzzyWuzzy": value(count) = 4291585638
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Gainsboro": value(count) = 4292664540
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "GhostWhite": value(count) = 4294506751
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Gold": value(count) = 4294956800
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "GoldenRod": value(count) = 4292519200
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "GrannySmithApple": value(count) = 4289258656
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Gray": value(count) = 4286611584
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Green": value(count) = 4278222848
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "GreenBlue": value(count) = 4279329972
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "GreenYellow": value(count) = 4289593135
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Grey": value(count) = 4286611584
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "HoneyDew": value(count) = 4293984240
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "HotMagenta": value(count) = 4294909390
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "HotPink": value(count) = 4294928820
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Inchworm": value(count) = 4289915997
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "IndianRed": value(count) = 4291648604
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Indigo": value(count) = 4283105410
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Ivory": value(count) = 4294967280
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "JazzberryJam": value(count) = 4291442535
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "JungleGreen": value(count) = 4282101903
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Khaki": value(count) = 4293977740
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LaserLemon": value(count) = 4294901282
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Lavender": value(count) = 4293322490
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LavenderBlush": value(count) = 4294963445
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LawnGreen": value(count) = 4286381056
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LemonChiffon": value(count) = 4294965965
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LemonYellow": value(count) = 4294964303
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightBlue": value(count) = 4289583334
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightCoral": value(count) = 4293951616
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightCyan": value(count) = 4292935679
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightGoldenRodYellow": value(count) = 4294638290
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightGray": value(count) = 4292072403
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightGreen": value(count) = 4287688336
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightPink": value(count) = 4294948545
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightSalmon": value(count) = 4294942842
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightSeaGreen": value(count) = 4280332970
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightSkyBlue": value(count) = 4287090426
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightSlateGray": value(count) = 4286023833
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightSteelBlue": value(count) = 4289774814
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LightYellow": value(count) = 4294967264
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Lime": value(count) = 4278255360
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "LimeGreen": value(count) = 4281519410
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Linen": value(count) = 4294635750
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MacaroniAndCheese": value(count) = 4294950280
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Magenta": value(count) = 4294902015
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MagicMint": value(count) = 4289392849
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Mahogany": value(count) = 4291643980
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Maize": value(count) = 4293775772
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Manatee": value(count) = 4288125610
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MangoTango": value(count) = 4294935107
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Maroon": value(count) = 4286578688
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Mauvelous": value(count) = 4293892266
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumAquamarine": value(count) = 4284927402
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumBlue": value(count) = 4278190285
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumOrchid": value(count) = 4290401747
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumPurple": value(count) = 4287852763
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumSeaGreen": value(count) = 4282168177
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumSlateBlue": value(count) = 4286277870
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumSpringGreen": value(count) = 4278254234
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumTurquoise": value(count) = 4282962380
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MediumVioletRed": value(count) = 4291237253
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Melon": value(count) = 4294818996
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MidnightBlue": value(count) = 4279834992
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MintCream": value(count) = 4294311930
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MistyRose": value(count) = 4294960353
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Moccasin": value(count) = 4294960309
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "MountainMeadow": value(count) = 4281383567
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Mulberry": value(count) = 4291120012
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "NavajoWhite": value(count) = 4294958765
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Navy": value(count) = 4278190208
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "NavyBlue": value(count) = 4279858386
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "NeonCarrot": value(count) = 4294943555
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "OldLace": value(count) = 4294833638
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Olive": value(count) = 4286611456
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "OliveDrab": value(count) = 4285238819
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "OliveGreen": value(count) = 4290426988
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Orange": value(count) = 4294944000
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "OrangeRed": value(count) = 4294919424
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "OrangeYellow": value(count) = 4294497640
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Orchid": value(count) = 4292505814
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "OuterSpace": value(count) = 4282468940
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "OutrageousOrange": value(count) = 4294929994
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PacificBlue": value(count) = 4280068553
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PaleGoldenRod": value(count) = 4293847210
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PaleGreen": value(count) = 4288215960
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PaleTurquoise": value(count) = 4289720046
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PaleVioletRed": value(count) = 4292571283
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PapayaWhip": value(count) = 4294963157
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Peach": value(count) = 4294954923
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PeachPuff": value(count) = 4294957753
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Periwinkle": value(count) = 4291154150
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Peru": value(count) = 4291659071
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PiggyPink": value(count) = 4294827494
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PineGreen": value(count) = 4279599224
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Pink": value(count) = 4294951115
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PinkFlamingo": value(count) = 4294735101
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PinkSherbet": value(count) = 4294414247
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Plum": value(count) = 4292714717
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PowderBlue": value(count) = 4289781990
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Purple": value(count) = 4286578816
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PurpleHeart": value(count) = 4285809352
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PurpleMountainsMajesty": value(count) = 4288512442
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "PurplePizzazz": value(count) = 4294856410
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RadicalRed": value(count) = 4294920556
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RawSienna": value(count) = 4292250201
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RawUmber": value(count) = 4285614883
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RazzleDazzleRose": value(count) = 4294920400
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Razzmatazz": value(count) = 4293076331
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Red": value(count) = 4294901760
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RedOrange": value(count) = 4294923081
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RedViolet": value(count) = 4290790543
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RobinsEggBlue": value(count) = 4280274635
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RosyBrown": value(count) = 4290547599
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RoyalBlue": value(count) = 4282477025
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "RoyalPurple": value(count) = 4286075305
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SaddleBrown": value(count) = 4287317267
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Salmon": value(count) = 4294606962
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SandyBrown": value(count) = 4294222944
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Scarlet": value(count) = 4294715463
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "ScreaminGreen": value(count) = 4285988730
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SeaGreen": value(count) = 4281240407
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SeaShell": value(count) = 4294964718
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Sepia": value(count) = 4289030479
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Shadow": value(count) = 4287265117
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Shamrock": value(count) = 4282764962
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "ShockingPink": value(count) = 4294672125
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Sienna": value(count) = 4288696877
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Silver": value(count) = 4290822336
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SkyBlue": value(count) = 4287090411
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SlateBlue": value(count) = 4285160141
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SlateGray": value(count) = 4285563024
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Snow": value(count) = 4294966010
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SpringGreen": value(count) = 4278255487
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SteelBlue": value(count) = 4282811060
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Sunglow": value(count) = 4294954824
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "SunsetOrange": value(count) = 4294794835
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Tann": value(count) = 4291998860
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Teal": value(count) = 4278222976
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "TealBlue": value(count) = 4279805877
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Thistle": value(count) = 4292394968
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "TickleMePink": value(count) = 4294740396
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Timberwolf": value(count) = 4292597714
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Tomato": value(count) = 4294927175
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "TropicalRainForest": value(count) = 4279730285
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Tumbleweed": value(count) = 4292782728
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Turquoise": value(count) = 4282441936
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "TurquoiseBlue": value(count) = 4286045671
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "UnmellowYellow": value(count) = 4294967142
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Violet": value(count) = 4293821166
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "VioletBlue": value(count) = 4281486002
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "VioletRed": value(count) = 4294398868
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "VividTangerine": value(count) = 4294942857
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "VividViolet": value(count) = 4287582365
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Wheat": value(count) = 4294303411
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "White": value(count) = 4294967295
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Whitesmoke": value(count) = 4294309365
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "WildBlueYonder": value(count) = 4288851408
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "WildStrawberry": value(count) = 4294919076
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "WildWatermelon": value(count) = 4294732933
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Wisteria": value(count) = 4291667166
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "Yellow": value(count) = 4294967040
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "YellowGreen": value(count) = 4288335154
count = count + 1: kolor$(count) = "YellowOrange": value(count) = 4294946370
ReDim _Preserve kolor$(count), value(count)
For i = 1 To count
If UCase$(temp$) = UCase$(kolor$(i)) Then ColorValue = value(i): Exit Function
Next
End If
End If
End Function
Function ParseValues (text$, values() As String)
ReDim values(1000) As String
temp$ = text$ 'preserve without changing our text
lp = InStr(temp$, "("): temp$ = Mid$(temp$, lp + 1) 'strip off any left sided parenthesis, such as _RGB32(
rp = _InStrRev(temp$, ")"): If rp Then temp$ = Left$(temp$, rp - 1) 'strip off the right sided parenthesis )
Do
p = InStr(temp$, ",")
If p Then
eval$ = Left$(temp$, p - 1)
If IsNum(eval$) = 0 Then ParseValues = -1: Exit Function
count = count + 1
If count > UBound(values) Then ReDim _Preserve values(UBound(values) + 1000) As String
values(count) = eval$
temp$ = Mid$(temp$, p + 1)
Else
eval$ = temp$
If IsNum(eval$) = 0 Then ParseValues = -1: Exit Function
count = count + 1
If count > UBound(values) Then ReDim _Preserve values(UBound(values) + 1) As String
values(count) = eval$
temp$ = ""
End If
Loop Until temp$ = ""
ReDim _Preserve values(count) As String
ParseValues = count
End Function
Function IsNum%% (PassedText As String)
text$ = _Trim$(PassedText)
special$ = UCase$(Left$(text$, 2))
Select Case special$
Case "&H", "&B", "&O"
'check for symbols on right side of value
r3$ = Right$(text$, 3)
Select Case r3$
Case "~&&", "~%%", "~%&" 'unsigned int64, unsigned byte, unsigned offset
text$ = Left$(text$, Len(text$) - 3)
Case Else
r2$ = Right$(text$, 2)
Select Case r2$
Case "~&", "##", "%&", "%%", "~%", "&&" 'unsigned long, float, offset, byte, unsigned integer, int64
text$ = Left$(text$, Len(text$) - 2)
Case Else
r$ = Right$(text$, 1)
Select Case r$
Case "&", "#", "%", "!" 'long, double, integer, single
text$ = Left$(text$, Len(text$) - 1)
End Select
End Select
End Select
check$ = "0123456789ABCDEF"
If special$ = "&O" Then check$ = "01234567"
If special$ = "&B" Then check$ = "01"
temp$ = Mid$(UCase$(text$), 2)
For i = 1 To Len(temp$)
If InStr(check$, Mid$(temp$, i, 1)) = 0 Then Exit For
Next
If i <= Len(temp$) Then IsNum = -1
Case Else
If _Trim$(Str$(Val(text$))) = text$ Then IsNum = -1
End Select
End FunctionComing in at 440 lines of code, this awesome Colornator... umm... well.. It gives you the color value of a text string, if possible.
/blush
Lots and lots of code, just to do something so simple -- but it's more complex than you'd first imagine!!
This works with plain numeric values for colors. This works with _RGB, _RGBA, _RGB32, _RGBA32 values. Hex values, Octal, and even Binary values are all fine! (&H, &O, &B prefaced values.) This lets you specify a color NAME, and it returns the 32-bit color value back from that!!
It's THE COLORNATOR!! Dr. Doofenshmirtz, eat your heart out! I just out NATORed you!