im trying to set the timeline via code in the active
project but im a little unsire about the syntax. this is
what i have:

ActiveProject.Application.Timescale =

i need to set the timescale to years/months

The best way to understand the syntax is to start the macro recorder.
Perform the resizing the way you want it. Stop the recorder and then look at
the resulting code

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Brent,
This is probably what you want:
Application.TimescaleEdit majorunits:=pjTimescaleYears,
minorunits:=pjTimescaleMonths, majorlabel:=pjYear_yyyy,
minorlabel:=pjMonth_mmm, _
    majorcount:=1, minorcount:=1, majorticks:=True, minorticks:=True

This syntax can be found in the VBA object browser help file.

HTH
John