Project.Application.GanttBarStyleEdit.md

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Application.GanttBarStyleEdit method (Project)	vbapj.chm2060	vbapj.chm2060	project-server	Project.Application.GanttBarStyleEdit	a955c65c-5579-bd76-150e-d98b5045302d	06/08/2017	medium

Application.GanttBarStyleEdit method (Project)

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.
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	Integer	The start color of the Gantt bar. The default value is pjBlack. Can be one of the PjColor constants.
MiddleShape	Optional	Integer	The middle shape of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjBarShape constants. The default value is pjRectangleBar.
MiddleColor	Optional	Integer	The middle color of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjColor constants. The default value is pjBlack.
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	Integer	The end color of the Gantt bar. Can be one of the PjColor constants. The default value is pjBlack.
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.

To edit Gantt bar styles where colors can be hexadecimal RGB values, use the GanttBarEditEx method.

Example

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

Sub CreateGanttBar() 
 GanttBarStyleEdit Item:=-1, Create:=True, Name:="My New Bar Style", MiddleColor:=pjLime, EndShape:=pjStar 
End Sub

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