Application.BoxLinks method (Project)

Specifies the appearance of link lines in the active Network Diagram view.

Syntax

expression. BoxLinks( _Style_, _ShowArrows_, _ShowLabels_, _ColorMode_, _CriticalColor_, _NoncriticalColor_ )

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Style	Optional	Long	Specifies the style of link lines. Can be one of the following PjLinkStyle constants: pjLinkStraight or pjLinkRectilinear.
ShowArrows	Optional	Boolean	True if link lines have arrows showing the direction of the link; otherwise, False.
ShowLabels	Optional	Boolean	True if link lines have labels showing the link type (FS, SS, SF, or FF); otherwise, False.
ColorMode	Optional	Long	Specifies how the color of link lines is determined. Can be one of the PjLinkColorMode constants.
CriticalColor	Optional	Long	The color of link lines between critical tasks. The default value is pjRed. Can be one of the PjColor constants.
NoncriticalColor	Optional	Long	The color of link lines between noncritical tasks. Can be one of the PjColor constants. The default value is pjBlack.

Return value

Boolean

Remarks

If no arguments are specified, the BoxLinks method has no effect. If ColorMode is pjColorModePredecessor, the NoncriticalColor and CriticalColor parameters are ignored.

To edit box link lines where the colors can be RGB values, use the BoxLinksEx method.

Example

The following example shows link labels and then sets critical links to a purple color and noncritical links to a teal color.

Sub BoxLink_ChangeColor() 
 
 'Activate the Network Diagram view 
 ViewApply Name:="Network Diagram" 
 
 BoxLinks Style:=ShowLabels:=True, ColorMode:=pjColorModeCustom, _ 
 CriticalColor:=pjPurple, NoncriticalColor:=pjTeal 
End Sub

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