ScaleMode Property (AForm)

Returns or sets a value specifying the unit of measurement for coordinates of an object when using graphics methods or when positioning controls.

Syntax

Object.ScaleMode [ = enScaleMode ]

The ScaleMode property syntax has the following parts:

Name	Type	Description
Object	AForm	AForm object
enScaleMode	enumAFormScaleMode	An integer specifying the unit of measurement for coordinates of an object when using graphics methods or when positioning controls.

Where

enumAFormScaleMode:

Name	Value	Description
aformScaleModeUser	0	User
aformScaleModeTwips	1	Twips
aformScaleModePoints	2	Points
aformScaleModePixels	3	Pixels
aformScaleModeCharacters	4	Characters
aformScaleModeInches	5	Inches
aformScaleModeMillimeters	6	Millimeters
aformScaleModeCentimeters	7	Centimeters
aformScaleModeHimetric	8	Himetric

Comments

Using the related ScaleHeight, ScaleWidth, ScaleLeft, and ScaleTop properties, you can create a custom coordinate system with both positive and negative coordinates. These four Scale properties interact with the ScaleMode property in the following ways:

Setting the value of any other Scale property to any value automatically sets ScaleMode to 0. A ScaleMode of 0 is user-defined.

Setting the ScaleMode property to a number greater than 0 changes ScaleHeight and ScaleWidth to the new unit of measurement and sets ScaleLeft and ScaleTop to 0. The CurrentX and CurrentY property settings change to reflect the new coordinates of the current point.

Example

The following statement changes the AForm ScaleMode to centimeters:

frm1.ScaleMode=aformScaleModeCentimeters

Applies to

AForm