application-highlightdrivensuccessors-method-project.md

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Application.HighlightDrivenSuccessors Method (Project)	vbapj.chm150	vbapj.chm150	project-server	2c93505b-541f-15a7-31ff-fcddcfa0bb55	06/08/2017

Application.HighlightDrivenSuccessors Method (Project)

Sets or clears task driven successor highlighting for the task path feature.

Syntax

expression. HighlightDrivenSuccessors (Set)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data Type	Description
Set	Optional	Variant	True to set task driven successor highlighting; False to clear the task driven successor highlighting.
Set	Optional	VARIANT
Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description

Return value

Boolean

Remarks

The HighlightDrivenSuccessors method corresponds to the Driven Successors item in the Task Path drop-down list, on the FORMAT tab, under GANTT CHART TOOLS on the ribbon.

Example

Create a project where task 4 is a driven successor of task 3, and then run the following statements in the Immediate window of the VBE. The PathDrivenSuccessor statement prints True.

Application.SelectRow Row:=3, RowRelative:=False 
Application.HighlightDrivenSuccessors True
? ActiveProject.Tasks(4).PathDrivenSuccessor

See also

Concepts

Application Object

Other resources

Task.PathDrivenSuccessor Property