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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

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);