Article: Q259933
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbActiveX kbCtrl kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport
Last Modified: 22-APR-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0
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SUMMARY
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This article demonstrates how to use an MSChart OCX control (MSCHRT20.OCX) to
create a three-dimensional chart with eight columns and rows of data. This
article also illustrates setting the legend parameters.
MORE INFORMATION
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The MSChart control (MSCHRT20.OCX) supports the following features:
- true three-dimensional representation
- support for all major chart types
- data grid population through random data and data arrays
The MSChart control is associated with a data grid, the DataGrid object. The
DataGrid object is a table that holds the data being charted. The data grid may
include labels used to identify series and categories on the chart. The data
grid may be filled with information by inserting data or by importing data from
a spreadsheet or array.
1. Create a program file named "MyChart.prg" (without the quotation marks) by
using the following code:
PUBLIC chartdemo
chartdemo=CREATEOBJECT('chartdemo')
chartdemo.SHOW
DEFINE CLASS chartdemo AS FORM
TOP = 0
LEFT = 0
HEIGHT = 250
WIDTH = 360
DOCREATE = .T.
CAPTION = "MSChart Control"
NAME = "Form1"
ADD OBJECT olecontrol1 AS OLECONTROL WITH ;
TOP = 24, ;
LEFT = 42, ;
HEIGHT = 181, ;
WIDTH = 277, ;
VISIBLE = .F., ;
NAME = "Olecontrol1", ;
OLECLASS="MSChart20Lib.MSChart.2"
ADD OBJECT command1 AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
TOP = 216, ;
LEFT = 24, ;
HEIGHT = 24, ;
WIDTH = 121, ;
CAPTION = "\<Show Chart", ;
NAME = "Command1"
ADD OBJECT command2 AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
TOP = 216, ;
LEFT = 216, ;
HEIGHT = 24, ;
WIDTH = 120, ;
CAPTION = "E\<xit", ;
NAME = "Command2"
PROCEDURE command1.CLICK
WITH THISFORM.olecontrol1
*!* Display a 3d chart with 8 columns and 8 rows of data.
.ChartType = 0 && VtChChartType3dBar
*!* Set the number of columns to 8
.COLUMNCOUNT = 8
*!* Set the number of rows to 8
.RowCount = 8
*!* Populate the DataGrid Object.
FOR lnCol = 1 TO 8
FOR lnRow = 1 TO 8
.COLUMN = lnCol
.ROW = lnRow
.DATA = lnRow * 10
NEXT ROW
NEXT COLUMN
*!* Use the chart as the backdrop of the legend.
.ShowLegend = .T.
*!* Select Chart Part 1
.SelectPart(1,1,1,1,1) && VtChPartTypePlot, index1, index2, index3, index4)
*!* Copy the chart to the clipboard in Windows Metafile format.
.EditCopy
*!* Select Chart Part 1
.SelectPart(1,1,1,1,1) && VtChPartTypeLegend, index1, index2, index3, index4)
*!* Paste the Windows Metafile graphic from the clipboard into the chart
.EditPaste
*!* Set the chart object visible
.VISIBLE=.T.
*!* Refresh the chart object
.REFRESH
ENDWITH
THISFORM.REFRESH
ENDPROC
PROCEDURE command2.CLICK
WITH THISFORM
.RELEASE
ENDWITH
ENDPROC
ENDDEFINE
2. Save and run the .prg file.
3. Click the command button with the caption Show Chart.
(c) Microsoft Corporation 2000, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by John Desch,
Microsoft Corporation.
REFERENCES
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For additional information regarding ActiveX Controls supported with Microsoft
Visual FoxPro 6.0, click the article number below to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q191222 INFO: ActiveX Controls Supported by Visual FoxPro 6.0
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Keywords : kbActiveX kbCtrl kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type : kbhowto
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