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DesignObject.Length Property

ClosedDescription

Sets or returns the length of a line object. Applies to line objects.

ClosedSyntax

DesignObject.Length = Value

Where Value determines the length of the line object in the measurement units of the active document.

ClosedRequirements

Version

BarTender 9.3 or higher

Edition

Automation, Enterprise Automation

ClosedVB.NET Example

'Declare a BarTender application variable

Dim btApp As BarTender.Application

'Declare a BarTender document variable

Dim btFormat As BarTender.Format

'Declare a BarTender design object variable

Dim btObject As BarTender.DesignObject

'Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = New BarTender.Application

'Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = True

'Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\Format1.btw", False, "")

'Set the object variable

btObject = btFormat.Objects.Find("Line 1")

'Set the length of the line to 3 inches

btFormat.MeasurementUnits = BarTender.BtUnits.btUnitsInches

btObject.Length = 3

'End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges)

ClosedC# Example

// Declare a BarTender application variable

BarTender.Application btApp;

// Declare a BarTender document variable

BarTender.Format btFormat;

// Declare a BarTender design object variable

BarTender.DesignObject btObject;

// Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = new BarTender.Application();

// Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = true;

// Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\\Format1.btw", false, "");

// Set the object variable

btObject = btFormat.Objects.Find("Line 1");

// Set the length of the line to 3 inches

btFormat.MeasurementUnits = BarTender.BtUnits.btUnitsInches;

btObject.Length = 3;

// End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges);