Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_EntityColor()
	Dim color As AcadAcCmColor
	Set color = AcadApplication.GetInterfaceObject("AutoCAD.AcCmColor.16")
	Dim y As Long
	y = MakeLong(MakeWord(194, 122), MakeWord(133, 144))
	color.EntityColor = y
	Dim line As AcadLine
	Set line = CreateLine
	line.TrueColor = color
	Dim retcolor As AcadAcCmColor
	Set retcolor = line.TrueColor

	Dim x As Long
	x = retcolor.EntityColor

	Dim BreakLong(3) As Byte
	BreakLong(0) = x And &HFF&
	BreakLong(1) = (x And &HFF00&) \ &H100&
	BreakLong(2) = (x And &HFF0000) \ &H10000
	BreakLong(3) = (x And &H7F000000) \ &H1000000
	If x < 0 Then BreakLong(3) = BreakLong(3) Or &H80

	MsgBox "ColorMethod = " & BreakLong(3) & vbCrLf & _
	 "Red = " & BreakLong(2) & vbCrLf & _
	 "Green = " & BreakLong(1) & vbCrLf & _
	 "Blue = " & BreakLong(0)
End Sub

Private Function CreateLine() As AcadLine
	Dim lineObj As AcadLine
	Dim startPoint(0 To 2) As Double
	Dim endPoint(0 To 2) As Double

	startPoint(0) = 1#: startPoint(1) = 1#: startPoint(2) = 0#
	endPoint(0) = 5#: endPoint(1) = 5#: endPoint(2) = 0#

	Set lineObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLine(startPoint, endPoint)
	Set CreateLine = lineObj
	ZoomAll
End Function

Private Function MakeLong(WordHi As Variant, WordLo As Integer) As Long

   ' High word is coerced to a variant on the call, to allow
   ' it to overflow the limits of multiplication, which shifts
   ' it left.

   MakeLong = (WordHi * &H10000) + (WordLo And &HFFFF&)
End Function

Private Function MakeWord(ByteHi As Byte, ByteLo As Byte) As Integer
   ' If the high byte would push the final result out of the
   ' signed integer range, it must be slid back.

   If ByteHi > &H7F Then
	MakeWord = ((ByteHi * &H100&) + ByteLo) - &H10000
   Else
	MakeWord = (ByteHi * &H100&) + ByteLo
   End If
End Function