CorelScriptTools.LengthConvert

Function LengthConvert(FromUnit As Long, ToUnit As Long, Value As Double) As Double

The LengthConvert method converts a number from one length measurement to another.


Parameter	Description
FromUnit	Any number from 1 to 7, indicates the unit of measurement from which to convert: 1 = inches 2 = centimeters 3 = points 4 = Ciceros 5 = didots 6 = picas 7 = CorelDRAW and VENTURA units (tenths of a micron)
ToUnit	Any number from 1 to 7, indicates the unit of measurement to convert to 1 = inches 2 = centimeters 3 = points 4 = Ciceros 5 = didots 6 = picas 7 = CorelDRAW and VENTURA units (tenths of a micron)
Value	Specifies the value to be converted

Tenths of a micron are used as the basic unit of measurement in Corel applications such as CorelDRAW and Corel VENTURA.

The following code example converts one inch to tenths of a micron. The variable x_microns equals 254,000.

x_microns = LENGTHCONVERT(1, 7, 1)