GefTextFormat.SetFormatToUsePointConfig (method)

Sets the format to be used for the TextExpression display.

Syntax:

Boolean = object.SetFormatToUsePointConfig ( )

Description:

The SetFormatToUsePointConfig method formats the point's display value to the information in the point database. The parameters correspond to the fields in the Text property page.

Example:

Sub GefTextFormat_SetFormatToUsePointConfig()

Dim oCimObj As GefObject

    Dim oCimTxtFmt As
GefTextFormat

Set oCimObj = CimGetObject

    Set oCimTxtFmt =
oCimObj.TextFormat

    If Not oCimTxtFmt Is Nothing
Then

        oCimTxtFmt.TextExpression
= "$Project.DateTime"

        CimGetScreen.Refresh
False

        If
oCimTxtFmt.SetFormatToUsePointConfig = True Then

            CimGetScreen.Refresh
False

            MsgBox
"The value is now being displayed using the configuration in the
point database"

        End
If

Else

        MsgBox "The
object does not have any text to format"

End If

End Sub