GetColumnProperty

Purpose: Retrieve information about a column.

Return Value: Variant, the column property. (see list below)

Argument

Type

Required

Purpose

Integer

Yes

Column (1-20) See Column Numbering to see how columns are numbered.

String

Yes

Desired Property from list below

"ColumnTag"	Returns a string, the automation tag associated with the column.
"DoesColumnHaveData"	Returns a string, "Yes" if any data in first 100 cells of column, or "No" if no data.
"HeadingLine1"	Returns a string, the first line of column heading .
"HeadingLine2"	Returns second line of column heading.
"Hidden"	Returns an integer, 1 if hidden, 0 if not hidden.
"IndicatorSymbolSize"	Returns a double, the indicator symbol size for the column.
"IndentAmount"	Returns a double, column indent amount in inches.
"Width"	Returns a double, the column width in inches.
"SmartColumn "	Returns a string, the SmartColumn type from list below: "None" "StartDate" "EndDate" "Duration" "PercentComplete" "TaskNumber" "OutlineLevel" "WBSNumber" "StatusDate" "UsedDuration" "RemainingDuration" "TimeAheadBehind" "BaselineStart" "BaselineEnd" "BaselineDuration" "ValueSet -1 to ValueSet-9" (Make sure a ValueSet of type 2 or 4 is being used). "Values" "SymbolCount" "Calculation" "EV-AC" "EV-EV" "EV-PV" "EV-BAC" "EV-CPI" "EV-CV" "EV-EAC" "EV-SPI" "EV-SV" "EV-EAC-CPIxSPI" "EV-EAC-OTD" "EV-TCPI" "EV-VAC" "EV-VAC-CPIxSPI" "EV-VAC-OTD" "DateViaSymbolTag"

Note: If using VB.NET, use the alternate method .GetColumnPropertyString to return a string instead of an integer for any arguments that return an integer.

Example:

Get the type of SmartColumn for column 1. The example code below returns "StartDate" since column 1 is a Start Date SmartColumn. The MsgBox displays "Column Type = StartDate"

With objMilestones

strColumnType = .GetColumnProperty(1, "SmartColumn")

MsgBox "Column Type = " + strColumnType

End With

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