This sample shows how to incorporate MS Graph into your applications. MS Graph 5.0 is an Automation server that Visual FoxPro can automate using the standard CREATEOBJECT(В ) function. With Visual FoxPro, Graph objects can be embedded in either bound or unbound OLE Controls. An OleBoundControl (bound to a General field) is the only way to programmatically insert data into a graph.

MS Graph's automation support provides access only to a graph object, not its datasheet. Data can be inserted into a Graph only with the APPEND GENERAL command on a General field. The following code uses the HasLegend property and is an example of automation:

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cGData = ""+TAB+"Cats"+TAB+"Dogs"+CRLF+; "1994"+TAB+"11"+TAB+"22"+CRLF+; "1995"+TAB+"33"+TAB+"44"+CRLF+; "1996"+TAB+"55"+TAB+"55"+CRLF APPEND GENERAL gen1 CLASS "msgraph.chart" DATA m.cGData THIS.OleBoundControl1.ControlSource = "Gen1" THIS.OleBoundControl1.HasLegend = .F.

The APPEND GENERAL command in this case creates a new chart object. If you do not include the CLASS "msgraph.chart" clause, then the chart is merely updated. The CLASS clause will create a new chart and override any existing formatting.