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Application.GanttBarStyleEdit Method

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Changes or creates a Gantt bar style.

Syntax

expression.GanttBarStyleEdit(Item, Create, Name, StartShape, StartType, StartColor, MiddleShape, MiddleColor, MiddlePattern, EndShape, EndType, EndColor, ShowFor, Row, From, To, BottomText, TopText, LeftText, RightText, InsideText)

expression   A variable that represents 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. (The Bar Styles dialog box appears when you click Bar Styles on the Format menu.)
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 Long The start shape of the Gantt bar. The default value is pjNone. Can be one of the PjBarEndShape constants.
StartType Optional Long 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. The default value is pjBlue. Can be one of the PjColor constants.
MiddleShape Optional Long 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 one of the PjColor constants. The default value is pjBlue.
MiddlePattern Optional Long The middle pattern of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjFillPattern constants. The default value is pjMediumFillPattern.
EndShape Optional Long The end shape of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjBarEndShape constants. The default value is pjNone.
EndType Optional Long 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 one of the PjColor constants. The default value is pjBlue.
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

The Bar Styles dialog box can contain up to 40 style entries.

Example
The following example creates a new bar style that consists of a light green color and ends with a star shape.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub ModifyGanttBar()
    GanttBarStyleEdit Item:=-1, Create:=True, Name:="My New Bar Style", MiddleColor:=pjLime, EndShape:=pjStar
End Sub

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