ShowTies Property

Sets or returns whether to show label ties.

Syntax

object.ShowTies

For some graphs, labels along an axis can be connected or tied together. Set this property to True to display these ties.

ShowTies does not apply to pie graphs, scatter graphs, crosstabs, or a three-dimensional-bar graph.

Default: False

Boolean

Read/Write (Graph)

Write (Graphs)

This example sets the ShowTies property for each applicable graph object in the active report.

Sub Main()

   Dim objPPRep As Object

   Dim objGraph As Object

   Dim intx As Integer

   Set objPPRep = GetObject(, "CognosPowerPlay.Report")

   intx=0

Do

      intx=intx+1

      Set objGraph = objPPRep.Graphs.Item(intx)

      Select Case objGraph.Type

         Case 0,1,2,9

            MsgBox "ShowTies property does not apply
to " & _

                   "these graph types. "

         Case Else

            If objGraph.ShowTies = 0 Then

               objGraph.ShowTies = True

            Else

               objGraph.ShowTies = False

            End If

      End Select

   Loop Until intx = objPPRep.Graphs.Count

   Set objGraph = Nothing

   Set objPPRep = Nothing

End Sub