graphname

The name of the graph within the DataWindow
object for which you want to get or set a property value for an
axis.

axis

An axis name.

Values are:

• Category

• Series

• Values

property

A property for the axis. Properties and
their settings are listed in the table that follows.

value

The value to be assigned to the property.
For axis properties, value can
be a quoted DataWindow expression.

AutoScale

(exp) A boolean
number specifying whether the DataWindow server scales the axis automatically.
Enabled when the axis displays nonstring data.

Values are:

• 0 – No, do
  not automatically scale the axis.

• 1 – Yes, automatically scale the axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

DispAttr.
fontproperty

(exp) Properties
that control the appearance of the text that labels the axis divisions.

For a list of font properties, see the main
entry for DispAttr.fontproperty.

Painter: Text tab. Choose Category Axis Text, Series Axis
Text, or Values Axis Text, and set font properties.

DisplayEvery
NLabels

(exp) An integer
specifying which major axis divisions to label. For example, 2 means
label every other tick mark. Values 0 and 1 both mean label every
tick mark. If the labels are too long, they are clipped.

Painter: Axis tab, Major Divisions group (not available for
all graph types).

DropLines

(exp) An integer
indicating the type of drop line for the axis.

Values are:

• 0 – None

• 1 – Solid

• 2 – Dash

• 3 – Dot

• 4 – DashDot

• 5 – DashDotDot

Painter: Axis tab, Major Divisions group (not available for
all graph types).

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

Frame

(exp) An integer
indicating the type of line used for the frame. Values are 0–5.
See DropLines in this table for their meaning. Available for 3D
graph types.

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

Label

(exp) A string whose
value is the axis label.

Painter: Axis tab.

LabelDispAttr.
fontproperty

(exp) Properties
that control the appearance of the axis label.

For a list of font properties, see the main
entry for DispAttr.fontproperty.

Painter: Text tab. Choose Category Axis Label, Series Axis
Label, or Values Axis Label, and set font properties.

MajorDivisions

(exp) An integer
specifying the number of major divisions on the axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Major Divisions group.

MajorGridLine

(exp) An integer
specifying the type of line for the major grid. Values are 0–5.
See DropLines in this table for their meaning.

Painter: Axis tab, Major Divisions group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

MajorTic

(exp) An integer
specifying the type of the major tick marks.

Values are:

• 1 – None

• 2 – Inside

• 3 – Outside

• 4 – Straddle

Painter: Axis tab, Major Divisions group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

MaximumValue

(exp) A double specifying
the maximum value for the axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

MinimumValue

(exp) A double specifying
the minimum value for the axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

MinorDivisions

(exp) An integer
specifying the number of minor divisions on the axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Minor Divisions group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

MinorGridLine

(exp) An integer
specifying the type of line for the minor grid. Values are 0–5.
See DropLines in this table for their meaning.

Painter: Axis tab, Minor Divisions group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

MinorTic

(exp) An integer
specifying the type of the minor tick marks.

Values are:

• 1 – None

• 2 – Inside

• 3 – Outside

• 4 – Straddle

Painter: Axis tab, Minor Divisions group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

OriginLine

(exp) An integer
specifying the type of origin line for the axis. Values are 0–5.
See DropLines in this table for their meaning. Enabled for numeric
data axes.

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

PrimaryLine

(exp) An integer
specifying the type of primary line for the axis. Values are 0–5.
See DropLines in this table for their meaning.

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

RoundTo

(exp) A double specifying
the value to which you want to round the axis values. Specify both
a value and a unit (described next).

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

RoundToUnit

(exp) An integer
specifying the units for the rounding value. The units must be appropriate
for the axis datatype.

Values are:

• 0 – Default,
  for an axis of any datatype

• 1 – Years, for an axis of type date or
  DateTime

• 2 – Months, for an axis of type date or
  DateTime

• 3 – Days, for an axis of type date or DateTime

• 4 – Hours, for an axis of type time or
  DateTime

• 5 – Minutes, for an axis of type time or
  DateTime

• 6 – Seconds, for an axis of type time or
  DateTime

• 7 – Microseconds, for an axis of type time
  or DateTime

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

ScaleType

(exp) An integer
specifying the type of scale used for the axis.

Values are:

• 1 – Scale_Linear

• 2 – Scale_Log10

• 3 – Scale_Loge

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

ScaleValue

(exp) An integer
specifying the scale of values on the axis.

Values are:

• 1 – Scale_Actual

• 2 – Scale_Cumulative

• 3 – Scale_Percentage

• 4 – Scale_CumPercent

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

SecondaryLine

(exp) An integer
specifying the type of secondary line for the axis. The line is
parallel to and opposite the primary line and is usually not displayed
in 2D graphs. Values are 0–5. See DropLines in this table
for their meaning.

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style group.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

ShadeBackEdge

(exp) A boolean
number specifying whether the back edge of the axis is shaded.

Values are:

• 0 – No, the
  back edge is not shaded

• 1 – Yes, the back edge is shaded

Painter: Axis tab. Enabled for 3D graphs only.

Not supported by Render3D graph style.

Sort

(exp) An integer
specifying the way the axis values should be sorted. (Does not apply to
the Values axis.)

Values are:

• 0 – Unsorted

• 1 – Ascending

• 2 – Descending

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style group.