How to programmatically create Excel charts

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How to programmatically create Excel charts
Excel Charts via COM automation 
Sebastian Streit




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Do you have any help page or source code how to automate Excel to make charts?

Thanks for your help!
Sebastian
Posted 15 Jun, 2011 01:40:15 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hi Sebastian,

I suggest that you record a macro while creating a chart. Then you convert the macro to the programming language of your choice.


Andrei Smolin
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Posted 15 Jun, 2011 02:46:34 Top
Sebastian Streit




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Ups - me and VBA Macros :-(

Do you by chance have any examples what to expect there? Or literature where to start with charting in Excel?
Posted 15 Jun, 2011 02:51:26 Top
Andrei Smolin


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It isn't that difficult. In the Developer tab, you click Record Macro and specify that it is written to your workbook. Then you insert a chart and stop recording the macro. Finally, you press Alt+F11, find the newly created module (Module1 if it is the first one) and see the macro. It may resemble the following one: 

Sub Macro1()
'
' Macro1 Macro
'

'
    ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddChart.Select
    ActiveChart.ChartType = xlLineMarkers
    ActiveChart.SetSourceData Source:=Range("Sheet1!$B$4:$C$9")
End Sub



Andrei Smolin
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Posted 15 Jun, 2011 03:25:02 Top
Sebastian Streit




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Thank you very much Andrei! Greetings to Belarus from Switzerland :-)
Posted 15 Jun, 2011 03:34:14 Top