Scale Class

Property

Description

Data Type

Default

Visible

Determines whether or not the scale will be visible on the chart.

Boolean

TRUE

Label

Determines the label the scale will display.

String.  Maximum length of string is 100 characters.

"" (blank)

LabelVertical

Applicable for the Y-axis scale(s) only.  Determines the label that will be displayed vertically along the scale.

String.  Maximum length of string is 100 characters.

"" (blank)

Enumerated type consisting of the following options:

• fsNumeric (= 0)
• fsDateTime (=1)

Use any of the following: 

"hh:mm:ss"
"hh:mm:ss.fff"
"h:mm:ss AMPM"
"h:mm:ss.fff AMPM"
"d mmm h:mm:ss AMPM"
"m/d/yyyy h:mm:ss AMPM"
"m/d/yyyy h:mm:ss.fff AMPM"
"m/d/yyyy"

"mmmm d, yyyy"

or create your own string using Microsoft's symbols d, m, and y to represent date, and h, m, and s to represent time.  For example, "m/d/yy" will display "1/27/93".

For DateTime beyond seconds, use fff, which is a built-in extension created for milliseconds (ms).

Use any of the following: 

"(Auto)"
"#,##0.0"
"$#,##0 USD"
"#,##0k"
"#.0#E+"

"0.0%"

"On/Off"

"True/False"

"Yes/No"

or create your own string using Microsoft's formatting symbols

Note:  By setting the Numeric style string to "(Auto)", the appropriate number of decimals are automatically chosen for each tick value.  The local system's formatting for digit grouping and decimals are also applied.  That is, 1,002.25 for North American and 1.002,25 for European style number formats.

TicksFont

Determines the font characteristics for the scale's tick values.

Font Class

Refer to Font Class

Enumerated type consisting of the following options:

• stLinear (= 0)
• stLog (=1)

Enumerated type consisting of the following options:

• smAuto (= 0)
• smManual (=1)

Units are in TWIPS. 

A value of zero enables the scale interval to be calculated automatically. The automatic scale interval calculation determines the optimal interval with easily readable numbers.