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Q
I am trying to build a schedule using the addsymbol command. None of
the symbols are coming out. What could be wrong?
A
It’s possible that the times on the symbol
dates are out of the "displayed range". For example, if you are adding a
symbol at midnight but your schedule is set up to display only 8 am to 5 pm,
the symbols won’t appear. You can set your template up to span the date
range you need and set the displayed range to all times and then use the
.Template method to load the template. Just be sure to use the full path to
the template (.mtp) file.
Q
I have a database application which generates schedules.I want to start my schedule with my company logo.Is this possible?
A
Yes.Just set up a “starter schedule” (Milestones Professional ML6 file).
When you start your schedule, open this schedule with a GetObject (instead
of creating a new object with CreateObject). You would use this starter
schedule instead of loading a template.
Since the type of ValueSet used on this
DataGraph is a Type 3 ValueSet (Allocate Column Values Across Timeline), the
PutCell does it all. You see, the template for this example already has the
ValueSet and DataGraph set up. When the values are added to the Cost
column, the ValueSet pulls these values, spreads them across the timeline
and generates the graph below the schedule.
Q
Once I set some date properties to a symbol (VIA OLE) is their a way to
ensure that the dependency mode will readjust those symbols as needed?
Currently they stay where they were programmatically placed.
A
We have recently added a
SetAutomationDependencyMode method to Milestones Professional 2000's OLE
interface. See the updated
online documentation for details.
Q
Do you have an example Visual Basic application? I do not want to use
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) since my program will access several
programs at once.
A
Yes. Click
here
for a Visual Basic application which demonstrates many features in
Milestones Professional's VB Interface.
Q
Is there any way to speed up my program? I'm bringing in thousands of
tasks!
A
You only need to worry about speed when you are
working with large amounts of information. And, Yes! We do have a few tips
for speeding up your programs:
Don't use .RefreshTask or .Refresh methods
unless you absolutely have to. This will speed your program up
significantly.
Turn off dependency mode unless you really
need it. Also, use SetShowTaskLinks to turn task links off while
you are building your schedule. You will still be able to add
dependencies while the links are not shown. When you are done
building your schedule, you can turn the links back on.
If you are filling Values columns with
numbers which you plan to graph using ValueSets & DataGraphs, add them
to your schedule as text. Later, bring in a template which has
the columns set as Values SmartColumns. Also, do your ValueSet &
DataGraph operations last, after you have built the schedule if
possible.
Once you know how many tasks you have, do
a .PutCell onto the last task row. This will cause Milestones
Professional to allocate memory for all the task lines for your
project at once. If you don't do this, then the task memory will
be added as you build your schedule and can slow things down.
If you are working with several other
applications, allocate memory for the information you want to bring in
from these applications and bring the information in all at once.
This is faster than getting one record from one application and then
one from another. Bring everything in and work on the data all
at once.
