Application.GanttBarFormatEx Method (Project)
Changes the formatting of Gantt bars from their default styles, where colors can be hexadecimal RGB values.
Version Information
Version Added: Project 2010
Syntax
expression .GanttBarFormatEx(TaskID, GanttStyle, StartShape, StartType, StartColor, MiddleShape, MiddlePattern, MiddleColor, EndShape, EndType, EndColor, LeftText, RightText, TopText, BottomText, InsideText, Reset, ProjectName)
expression An expression that returns an Application object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
TaskID |
Optional |
Long |
The identification number of the task to be changed on the Gantt chart. The default is to change the Gantt bars of the selected tasks. |
GanttStyle |
Optional |
Integer |
The style applied to the Gantt bar to be formatted. The value for GanttStyle is based on the position of the bar style in the Bar Styles dialog box. For example, the value 3 returns the third bar style in the list. |
StartShape |
Optional |
Integer |
The start shape of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjBarEndShape constants. |
StartType |
Optional |
Integer |
The start type of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjBarType constants. |
StartColor |
Optional |
Long |
The color of the start shape of the Gantt bar. Can be a hexadecimal RGB value, where red is the last byte. For example, &H00FFFF is yellow. |
MiddleShape |
Optional |
Integer |
The middle shape of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjBarShape constants. |
MiddlePattern |
Optional |
Integer |
The middle pattern of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjFillPattern constants. |
MiddleColor |
Optional |
Long |
The color of the middle section Gantt bar. Can be a hexadecimal RGB value, where red is the last byte. For example, &HFF00FF is purple. |
EndShape |
Optional |
Integer |
The end shape of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjBarEndShape constants. |
EndType |
Optional |
Integer |
The end type of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the following PjBarType constants: pjDashed, pjFramed, or pjSolid. |
EndColor |
Optional |
Long |
The color of the end shape of the Gantt bar. Can be a hexadecimal RGB value, where red is the last byte. For example, &HFFFF00 is blue-green. |
LeftText |
Optional |
String |
The task field to display to the left of the Gantt bar. |
RightText |
Optional |
String |
The task field to display to the right of the Gantt bar. |
TopText |
Optional |
String |
The task field to display above the Gantt bar. |
BottomText |
Optional |
String |
The task field to display below the Gantt bar. |
InsideText |
Optional |
String |
The task field to display inside the Gantt bar. |
Reset |
Optional |
Boolean |
True if the bar formatting is reset to the default formatting of the style in the Bar Styles dialog box; otherwise, False. |
ProjectName |
Optional |
String |
The name of the project containing TaskID if consolidation is involved. The default value is the name of the active project. |
Return Value
Boolean
Remarks
Using the GanttBarFormatEx method without specifying any arguments displays the Format Bar dialog box.
To define the default styles where colors can be hexadecimal RGB values, use the GanttBarEditEx method.
Example
The following example displays a medium red diamond shape for the start of the task with the Task ID of 3.
Sub GanttBar_Format()
'Activate Gantt Chart view
ViewApply Name:="&Gantt Chart"
GanttBarFormatEx TaskID:=3, StartShape:=pjDiamond, StartType:=pjSolid, StartColor:=&H8888FF
End Sub