Chart?

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• AlexTZ

  February 2009 edited February 2009

  Hello,
  
  We working on this now. Three options will be available:
  - native charts (set of common chart types, simple)
  - wrapper for Microsoft Charts
  - wrapper for Dundas Charts
  
  I can't say when it will be finished.
• Vita

  February 2009 edited 8:28PM

  AlexTZ wrote: »

  I can't say when it will be finished.

  
  Hi,
  
  I understand it's hard to guess, but at least approximately i wish you would say (after month, two, half year).? 
  
  For my project I need charts. So I'd like to know if I should wait for it or if I have to look for something else.
• AlexTZ

  February 2009 edited 8:28PM

  Hello,
  
  I'm finishing the MS Chart wrapper. I guess it will be ready in this weekend.
  
• Vita

  February 2009 edited 8:28PM

  AlexTZ wrote: »

  Hello,
  
  I'm finishing the MS Chart wrapper. I guess it will be ready in this weekend.

  
  
  Great news. Thank you for answer
  
  
  
• pinbot Texas

  February 2009 edited 8:28PM

  So no TeeChart?
  
  :-)
  
  
  Can we use the Microsoft chart controls in VS2005?
  
  
  
• AlexTZ

  February 2009 edited 8:28PM

  No TeeChart now (maybe, we'll add it later...)
  Yes, you can use MS Chart in VS 2005. I'm using it now.
• AlexTZ

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  Here are two screenshots of this object. It's almost ready, I need 1-2 days to polish the work.

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• pinbot Texas

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  Very Nice!
  
  I notice that you have new versions almost daily but when you click on "Changes.txt" it's ALWAYS:
  
  version 0.2 beta
  

  ---

  
  
  
  Is there anyway to know what has changed to see if I want to install the latest? I'm waiting to try the charts but don't want to install everything in between.
  
  
  Bryan
  
  
• AlexTZ

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  We will start to update this file when FR.Net will be released. I'll post here when charts will be finished.
• AlexTZ

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  Hello,
  
  Chart control is ready to use. See "Chart" category in the demo.
• Vita

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  AlexTZ wrote: »

  Hello,
  Chart control is ready to use. See "Chart" category in the demo.

  
  Hi,? 
  
  
  nice job. I tested it and in designer everything works fine. But creating chart in code didn't get to success. It looks like my new MSChartObject isn't properly initialized. So wouldn't be there some little example?.
  
  Thanks
  
  
• AlexTZ

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  Hello,
  
  Here is a simple example of how to create chart in code. You need to add references to FastReport.MSChart.dll and System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.dll.
  

  using FastReport.MSChart;
  using System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting;
  
        ...
        ReportPage page = report.Pages[0] as ReportPage;
        
        // create MSChartObject
        MSChartObject chart = new MSChartObject();
        chart.Parent = page.ReportTitle;
        chart.Width = 8 * Units.Centimeters;
        chart.Height = 8 * Units.Centimeters;
        chart.CreateUniqueName();
        
        // add column series
        MSChartSeries series = chart.AddSeries(SeriesChartType.Column);
        
        // connect chart to data
        chart.DataSource = report.GetDataSource("MatrixDemo");
        series.XValue = "[MatrixDemo.Name]";
        series.YValue1 = "[MatrixDemo.ItemsSold]";
  
• Fatih Sarıyıldız

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  hi alex
  i m trying to use the chart but i havent successed it.
  i m using vs2005 and i download the Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
  i havent seen it on the toolbox fastreport design
  and i put the using block that:
  
  using FastReport.MSChart;
  using System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting;
  
  and i have got errors in the picture
  
  Thanks
  

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• AlexTZ

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  Here is an information from user's manual:
  
  
  To work with Microsoft Chart, FastReport uses the FastReport.MSChart.dll plugin. You need to connect this plugin to FastReport environment. To do this:
  
  ?· put the FastReport.MSChart.dll file in the same folder with your application's executable;
  ?· run the FastReport designer and choose the "View|Options..." menu item;
  ?· in the dialog window, switch to the "Plugins" tab, press the "Add" button and choose the FastReport.MSChart.dll file;
  ?· in order for changes to take an effect, you have to restart FastReport. If you work with FastReport from Visual Studio, restart it as well.
  ?· as a result, you will see the "MS Chart" object in the "Objects" toolbar.
  
  The plugin can also be attached programmatically. To do this, add the FastReport.MSChart.dll file to the "References" list of your project. Write the following code somewhere at the application start:
  
  new FastReport.MSChart.AssemblyInitializer();
  
  
• Fatih Sarıyıldız

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  AlexTZ wrote: »

  Here is an information from user's manual:
  
  
  To work with Microsoft Chart, FastReport uses the FastReport.MSChart.dll plugin. You need to connect this plugin to FastReport environment. To do this:
  
  ?· put the FastReport.MSChart.dll file in the same folder with your application's executable;
  ?· run the FastReport designer and choose the "View|Options..." menu item;
  ?· in the dialog window, switch to the "Plugins" tab, press the "Add" button and choose the FastReport.MSChart.dll file;
  ?· in order for changes to take an effect, you have to restart FastReport. If you work with FastReport from Visual Studio, restart it as well.
  ?· as a result, you will see the "MS Chart" object in the "Objects" toolbar.
  
  The plugin can also be attached programmatically. To do this, add the FastReport.MSChart.dll file to the "References" list of your project. Write the following code somewhere at the application start:
  
  new FastReport.MSChart.AssemblyInitializer();
  
  

  
  hi alex thanks for fast answer
  but i havent used yet chart. same problems are keeping on
  i m working on web application
  i ve referenced the FastReport.MSChart.dll to bin folder.
  in the Plugins tab i ve added the FastReport.MSChart.dll and restarted the fast report
  and i i run the fast report the same problems has occured
  thanks
  
• AlexTZ

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  You have to add References to FastReport.MSChart.dll and System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.dll. In order to initialize plugin, run this code:
  
  new FastReport.MSChart.AssemblyInitializer();
  
• Fatih Sarıyıldız

  March 2009 edited March 2009

  thanks alex
  but i m sorry i ve not successed. i m sending you pictures which will tell you that i did
  i ve done what you said. i ve not understood what is my fault
  i think there are diffirent problems

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• Fatih Sarıyıldız

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  alex
  i had to do something else after when i downloaded the mschart.exe and installed it
  
• AlexTZ

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  Ok, I see the problem. It seems I have to include chart into the main library, FastReport.dll. I will try to do it today, so you can test it in the tomorrow's build.
• Fatih Sarıyıldız

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  AlexTZ wrote: »

  Hello,
  
  We working on this now. Three options will be available:
  - native charts (set of common chart types, simple)
  - wrapper for Microsoft Charts
  - wrapper for Dundas Charts
  
  I can't say when it will be finished.

  hi alex
  the dundas charts are good.
  when will you add the dundas charts in to the fastreport.
• AlexTZ

  March 2009 edited 8:28PM

  Hello,
  
  I've already added MSChart into FastReport.dll code, so it's a standard FastReport object now. No need to plug-in it anymore, and no need to use other charting solutions.