AcMapMbMapBook::GetScaleString Method

Retrieves the scale string.

Acad::ErrorStatus GetScaleString(
    ACHAR*& pszScaleStr
) const;

Returns Acad::eOk if successful; otherwise, returns a different error code.

This is a Map Book property stored with the Sheet or Sheet Subset as Scale custom property in "1:XXX" format; the initial value is generated from the actual layout format. Changing this property does not alter the Map Book, it just changes a Sheet Set property.