DurationFormat Method

Returns a duration in the specified units.

Syntax

expression**.DurationFormat(Duration, Units)**

*expression   *     Optional. An expression that returns an Application object.

Duration Required Variant. The duration to be expressed.

PjFormatUnit

pjDays pjElapsedWeeks
pjDaysEstimated pjElapsedWeeksEstimated
pjElapsedDays pjHours
pjElapsedDaysEstimated pjHoursEstimated
pjElapsedHours pjMinutes
pjElapsedHoursEstimated pjMinutesEstimated
pjElapsedMinutes pjMonths
pjElapsedMinutesEstimated pjMonthsEstimated
pjElapsedMonths pjWeeks
pjElapsedMonthsEstimated pjWeeksEstimated

Remarks

The time label that appears next to the duration uses the format specified by the timescale as: setting on the Edit tab of the Options dialog box, where timescale is "Minutes", "Hours", "Days", "Weeks", "Months", or "Years".

For example, if Duration is "2w", Units is pjDays, and the Days as: setting is "day", the DurationFormat method returns "10 days".

Example

The following example displays the duration of the selected task in weeks.

Sub DurationInWeeks()
    MsgBox DurationFormat(ActiveCell.Task.Duration, pjWeeks)
End Sub

Applies to | Application Object

See Also | DurationValue Method