File path control - browse button colour/color

I can't change the colour of the browse button on a file path control. I'm using LV 8.5, but I think I have the same problem on 7.1
Is the only way to change the colour to customise the control? Every other part of it seems to take colours from the tools palette.
Thanks for any pearls of wisdom.
Jon.

I am able to change the path browse button color in 8.51 are you trying to change the button color or the color of the folder on the button. To change the buttoin color use the paint tool and make sure you hit the space bar so you are painting the left color (Background color I cant remember which is which). This probably doesnt work on system buttons.
Paul Falkenstein
Coleman Technologies Inc.
CLA, CPI, AIA-Vision
Labview 4.0- 2013, RT, Vision, FPGA

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