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Application.GanttBarFormatEx method (Project)

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Changes the formatting of Gantt bars from their default styles, where colors can be hexadecimal RGB values.

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

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