Q275649: SAMPLE: ChrtSmpl.exe Demonstrates Use of the VB 6.0 MSChart Ctrl

Article: Q275649
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbSample kbchart kbVBp kbVBp600 kbDSupport
Last Modified: 24-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The ChrtSmpl.exe sample demonstrates how to use the Visual Basic 6.0 version of
the MSChart control to graphically display numeric information. The MSChart
control allows you to plot data in charts according to your specifications. To
create a chart, you can set data in the control's Properties page, or you can
retrieve data from an external source, such as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. To
reference the path to the Excel workbook that contains the worksheet, use the
GetObject method.

The MSChart control has many visible parts, all of which can be programmed. You
can use the MSChart control's three-dimensional (3D) chart features to enhance
the appearance of a report. To see these features, either set the ChartType
property to a valid 3D type or set the Chart3D property to True. Note that you
cannot create a 3D pie chart, because the MSChart control does not contain a
ChartType property for 3D pie charts.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  ChrtSmpl.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/Ctrl/2.0/W98NT42KMe/EN-US/ChrtSmpl.exe)

Release Date: August 24, 2001

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

The ChrtSmpl.exe file contains the following files:

+----------------------+
| File name    | Size  | 
+----------------------+
| Project1.vbp | 2Kb   | 
+----------------------+
| Form1.frm    | 13Kb  | 
+----------------------+
| Form1.frx    | 9Kb   | 
+----------------------+
| Gas.xls      | 17Kb  | 
+----------------------+
| Modchart.bas | 8Kb   | 
+----------------------+
| Mschart.hlp  | 296Kb | 
+----------------------+
| Readme.txt   | 2Kb   | 
+----------------------+

NOTE: The ChartType property (VtChChartType) only has constants for the
following:

+---------------------------------------------+
| Constant                   | Description    | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType3dBar         | 3D Bar         | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType2dBar         | 2D Bar         | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType3dLine        | 3D Line        | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType2dLine        | 2D Line        | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType3dArea        | 3D Area        | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType2dArea        | 2D Area        | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType3dStep        | 3D Step        | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType2dStep        | 2D Step        | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType3dCombination | 3D Combination | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType2dCombination | 2D Combination | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType2dPie         | 2D Pie         | 
+---------------------------------------------+
| VtChChartType2dXY          | 2D XY          | 
+---------------------------------------------+

REFERENCES
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For additional information about the MSChart control, click the article numbers
below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q175212 SAMPLE: CHRTSAMP.EXE Visual Basic 5.0 MSChart Sample

  Q177997 HOWTO: Set the FillColor in the MS Chart Control at Run-time

For further information on this sample, please refer to the included Help file
(Mschart.hlp).

Additional query words: ms chart charting example graph piechart chrtsmpl

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