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Format.MeasurementUnits Property

ClosedDescription

Sets or returns the units of measurement in the document.

ClosedSyntax

Format.MeasurementUnits = BtUnits

Where BtUnits can be one of the following constants:

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("Box 1")

'Set the measurement units

btFormat.MeasurementUnits = BarTender.BtUnits.btUnitsCentimeters

'Set the height of the box object to 2 cm

btObject.Height = 2

'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("Box 1");

// Set the measurement units

btFormat.MeasurementUnits = BarTender.BtUnits.btUnitsCentimeters;

// Set the height of the box to 2 cm

btObject.Height = 2;

// End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges);