Creating an element with dynamic positioning variables

Creating an element with dynamic positioning variables

If an element (i.e. Rectangle) should be created via VBA and it should be positioned dynamically via variables it is important that those variables (XVariable, YVariable) have to be assigned prior to the element and afterwards assigning the scaling properties (XVarMin, XViewMin, XVarMax, XViewMax, YVarMin, .... )
If the scaling properties are assigned to the element prior the variables the behaviour in the Runtime will be different (reason for that is the calculation of the scaling properties).
Find below an example how to create such an element:
VBA Code:

Sub CreateRectangle()
Dim zPIC As DynPicture
Dim zELE As Element
Set zPIC = MyWorkspace.ActiveDocument.DynPictures.Item("MyPicture")
If zPIC Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

Set zELE = zPIC.Elements.Create("Rect_VBA", tpRectangle)
With zELE
'dynamic positioning variables
.XVariable = "x_dynamic_var"
.YVariable = "y_dynamic_var"

'static element properties
.Height = 100
.Width = 200
.DynProperties("StartX") = 0
.DynProperties("StartY") = 0

'dynamic width
.XZoomVariable = "width_var"
.XZoomVarMin = 0
.XZoomVarMax = 100
.XZoomViewMin = 0
.XZoomViewMax = 100

'dynamic height
.YZoomVariable = "height_var"
.YZoomVarMin = 0
.YZoomVarMax = 100
.YZoomViewMin = 0
.YZoomViewMax = 100

'x scaling position
.XVarMin = 0
.XViewMin = 0
.XVarMax = 1280
.XViewMax = 1280

'y scaling position
.YVarMin = 0
.YViewMin = 0
.YVarMax = 1024
.YViewMax = 1024
End With
Set zELE = Nothing
End Sub



This is a migrated post! Originally posted on 05.01.2009 by user herberto. Please be aware that information can be outdated.