Application.GanttBarEditEx method (Project)

Changes or creates a Gantt bar style, where colors can be hexadecimal values.

Syntax

expression. GanttBarEditEx( _Item_, _Create_, _Name_, _StartShape_, _StartType_, _StartColor_, _MiddleShape_, _MiddleColor_, _MiddlePattern_, _EndShape_, _EndType_, _EndColor_, _ShowFor_, _Row_, _From_, _To_, _BottomText_, _TopText_, _LeftText_, _RightText_, _InsideText_ )

expression An expression that returns an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Item Required String The name or row number of the Gantt bar style to change in the Bar Styles dialog box.
Create Optional Boolean True if a new Gantt bar style is created and inserted in the Bar Styles dialog box before the Gantt bar style specified with Item. If Item is "-1", the new Gantt bar style is added to the end of the list of styles. The default value is False.
Name Optional String A new name for the Gantt bar.
StartShape Optional Integer The start shape of the Gantt bar. The default value is pjNone. Can be one of the PjBarEndShape constants.
StartType Optional Integer The start type of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the following PjBarType constants: pjDashed, pjFramed, or pjSolid. The default value is pjSolid.
StartColor Optional Long The start color of the Gantt bar. Can be a hexadecimal RGB value, where red is the last byte. For example, &H00FFFF is yellow. The default value is &H0 (black).
MiddleShape Optional Integer The middle shape of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjBarShape constants. The default value is pjRectangleBar.
MiddleColor Optional Long The middle color of the Gantt bar. Can be a hexadecimal RGB value, where red is the last byte. For example, &HFFFF00 is blue-green. The default value is &H0 (black).
MiddlePattern Optional Integer The middle pattern of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjFillPattern constants. The default value is pjMediumFillPattern.
EndShape Optional Integer The end shape of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjBarEndShape constants. The default value is pjNone.
EndType Optional Integer The end type of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the following PjBarType constants: pjDashed, pjFramed, or pjSolid. The default value is pjSolid.
EndColor Optional Long The end color of the Gantt bar. Can be a hexadecimal RGB value, where red is the last byte. The default value is &H0 (black).
ShowFor Optional String One or more task types (such as normal, split, summary, milestone, and so on) separated by the list separator character.
Row Optional Integer A number from 1 to 4 that specifies the row in which the Gantt bar appears. The default value is 1.
From Optional String The name of a date field specifying the start of the Gantt bar.
To Optional String The name of a date field specifying the end of the Gantt bar.
BottomText Optional String The task field to display below the Gantt bar.
TopText Optional String The task field to display above the Gantt bar.
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.
InsideText Optional String The task field to display inside the Gantt bar.

Return value

Boolean

Remarks

To manually show the Bar Styles dialog box, click the Format tab under the Gantt Chart Tools tab. In the Bar Styles group, click Bar Styles in the Format drop-down list. The Bar Styles dialog box can contain up to 200 style entries.

Example

The following example creates a bar style that has a light green color and ends with a star shape.

Sub CreateGanttBar() 
    GanttBarEditEx Item:=-1, Create:=True, Name:="My New Bar Style", _
        MiddleColor:=&H88FF88, EndShape:=pjStar 
End Sub

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