ReportTable object (Project)

Represents a shape in the form of a table in a Project report.

Remarks

The ReportTable object is a kind of Shape object; it is not related to the Table object. Project has limited VBA support for report tables; to specify the table fields, you manually use the Field List task pane (see Figure 1). To show or hide the Field List task pane, choose the Table Data command in the DESIGN tab under TABLE TOOLS on the ribbon. To specify the table layout or design properties, you can use the DESIGN tab and the LAYOUT tab on the ribbon.

You can update the data query associated with a report table, by using the UpdateTableData method. To get the text in a table cell, use the GetCellText method.

To programmatically create a ReportTable, use the Shapes.AddTable method. To return a ReportTable object, use Shapes(Index).Table, where Index is the name or the index number of a shape.

Example

The TestReportTable macro creates a report named Table Tests, and then creates a ReportTable object.

Sub TestReportTable()
    Dim theReport As Report
    Dim theShape As Shape
    Dim theReportTable As ReportTable
    Dim reportName As String
    Dim tableName As String
    Dim rows As Integer, columns As Integer, left As Integer, _
        top As Integer, width As Integer, height As Integer    
    rows = 3
    columns = 4
    left = 20
    top = 20
    width = 200
    height = 100
    
    reportName = "Table Tests"
    tableName = "Basic Project Data Table"
    
    Set theReport = ActiveProject.Reports.Add(reportName)
    
    ' Project ignores the NumRows and NumColumns parameters when creating a ReportTable.
    Set theShape = theReport.Shapes.AddTable( _
        rows, columns, left, top, width, height)
    
    theShape.Name = tableName
    
    Set theReportTable = theShape.Table
    
    With theReportTable
        Debug.Print "Rows: " & .RowsCount
        Debug.Print "Columns: " & .ColumnsCount
        Debug.Print "Table contents:" & vbCrLf & .GetCellText(1, 1)
    End With
End Sub

In Figure 1, the top ReportTable object in the Table Tests report is created by the TestReportTable macro. When you first create the table, it has one row and one column; the NumRows and NumColumns parameters of the AddTable method have no effect. The number of rows and columns in the table is updated when you manually add fields to the table from the Field List task pane, or when you use the UpdateTableData method. You can filter the fields to limit the number of rows. The TestReportTable macro writes the following in the Immediate window of the VBE:

Rows: 1
Columns: 1
Table contents:
Use the Table Data taskpane to build a table

The bottom ReportTable object in Figure 1 is the default report table that Project creates when you choose Table on the DESIGN tab under REPORT TOOLS. It shows the project name, start date, finish date, and percent complete of the project summary task (task ID = 0).

Figure 1. The ReportTable object requires manual editing to add fields and change formatting

To delete a ReportTable object, use the Shape.Delete method, as in the following macro:

Sub DeleteTheReportTable()
    Dim theReport As Report
    Dim theShape As Shape
    Dim reportName As String
    Dim tableName As String
    
    reportName = "Table Tests"
    tableName = "Basic Project Data Table"
    
    Set theReport = ActiveProject.Reports(reportName)
    Set theShape = theReport.Shapes(tableName)
    
    theShape.Delete
End Sub

To delete the entire report, change to another view, as in the following macro:

Sub DeleteTheReport()
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim reportName As String
    
    reportName = "Table Tests"
    
    ' To delete the active report, change to another view.
    ViewApplyEx Name:="&Gantt Chart"
    
    ActiveProject.Reports(reportName).Delete
End Sub

Methods

Properties

See also

Report Object

Shape Object

Chart Object

Chart.DataTable Property

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