Sets or retrieves the direction of the gradient on the General| Appearance tab of the Object Properties dialog for the current object.
This function is only supported on rectangle objects.
Syntax
AttributeGradientMode(Mode)
Mode:
Direction of the gradient:
0 - Off
1 - Left To Right
2 - Right To Left
3 - Top To Bottom
4 - Bottom To Top
5 - Horizontal Edge To Middle
6 - Middle To Horizontal Edge
7 - Vertical Edge To Middle
8 - Middle To Vertical Edge
Return Value
If retrieving the gradient mode, the direction of the gradient as specified above. If applying a gradient mode, 0 (zero) if successful. In both cases, an error is returned if unsuccessful. If values are out of range on writing to the attribute, the function will exit and report the error E_INVALIDARG. If there is no active object, they will exit and report a return value of E_HANDLE.