Hide x-tick labels (DIAdem script)

[MrDan]

Hi,

I am looking for a solution in order to hide the tick labels on an axis when creating a report with DIAdem script. Code snippet is:

Call GraphObjOpen(D2AxisXObj(1))

   ' Hide Ticks

   D2AxisXScaleType = "tick manual"   ' NO EFFECT IN REPORT

   D2AxisXTickType = "no Ticks"       ' NO EFFECT IN REPORT

   D2AxisXTxt = "Blaa"                ' WOULD PLOT "BLAA" in REPORT

   Call PicUpdate

CallGraphObjClose(D2AxisXObj(1))

Unfortunately this sample does not work, although I am pretty sure that I am modifying the correct grahics object, i.e. see the comment behind the variable assignments.

Can anybody help?

Thanks,

Daniel

[Brad_Turpin]

Hi MrDan,

You're really close.  Try putting the PicUpdate command below both the GraphObjClose commands in your script.  That is indeed the right property assignment to avoid tick displays:

Call GraphObjOpen("2DAxis1")
  Call GraphObjOpen("2DXAxis2_1")
    D2AxisXTickType  = "no Ticks"
  Call GraphObjClose("2DXAxis2_1")
Call GraphObjOpen("2DAxis1")
Call PicUpdate

Brad Turpin

DIAdem Product Support Engineer

National Instruments

[MrDan]

Hi Brad,

thanks for the quick reply!

But the solution does not work.

Please see the attached sample plot: I'd like to have no text on the x-axis, except for the bottom plot.

Any idea?

Thanks,

Daniel

[Otmar · Accepted solution]

Hello Daniel,

I think there is a misconception as to what the "ticks" parameter does.

"Ticks" are only the little lines on the X or Y-axis, they do not include the labels on the ticks, which you can influcence with these parameters (with the Object definition):

    D2AxisXSize      = 0
    D2AxisXColor     = ""

You can either set the color to "" (= no color) or the font size to 0, or both.

That should do the trick.

Let us know if you have additional questions,

     Otmar