Video guides to using charts and graphs.

The Google Charts api is documented at: http://code.google.com(external link). Google Charts is a free Google service that allows you to generate graphs as images by calling a web service. The example below shows how a call is made to the Google Charts service. The service returns binary data in the form of a PNG image. We then load the PNG data into an Alpha Anywhere internal image with the ui_bitmap_png_load() function and finally display the image on an Xdialog.

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To embed a chart in a report, first create a new Quick Report, then save it as a Layout Table Report, using the Open in Report Editor button. In the Layout Table Report Designer, add a row to hold the chart, enlarge the row and merge enough cells to make room for the desired chart size, and add the chart to the layout by double-clicking in the large cell to bring up the Cell contents dialog.

In a desktop form, you can add a chart by selecting the Embedded Chart icon from the toolbox and dragging a rectangle for the chart on the form. The chart builder will come up, and you can configure it as described in Chart Control. All form variables will be available to the chart.

Page links related to charts.

Creating various charts with SimpleChart.

To use a chart programmatically in an Xdialog:

Charts can be based on a custom data source defined using an Xbasic function.

Chart controls in a UX component can be exported to PDF or RTF using Action Javascript.