Does TeeChart 7 control need to be attached to a window?

[ESRI]

Does TeeChart 7 control need to be attached to a host window and painted in order to run correctly some functions?

For example, user creates TChart object and adds a series to it, loads data etc. Generally, does the same sequence of calls which would produce a chart if the object would be hosted in the window as ActiveX control.
Then user makes a call to ISeries::Clicked or ITChart::Draw (may be some other methods). Those calls fail without chart being painted at least one time in a host window.

[Narcís]

Hi Alex,

Could you please let us know what do you exactly want to do with Clicked method if the chart is not displayed in any window or form?

We have tried doing a call to Clicked method in a TChart created at run-time but not being drawn to any form and works fine:

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Option Explicit
 
Public Sub Command1_Click()
  Dim chartObj As New TeeChart.TChart
  
  Dim label1 As String, label2 As String, label3 As String, label4 As String, label5 As String
  label1 = "The x xx x xxxx xxxxx xxx" & Chr(13) & "xxxx xxxxxx"
  label2 = "xxx x xxxxxx xxx xx" & Chr(13) & "xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxx" & Chr(13) & "xxxxx xxx xxxxxxxx xx xxx" & Chr(13) & "xxxxxxxxxxxx"
  label3 = "xxx x xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx" & Chr(13) & " xxxxxxxxxx xxx xxxxxxx" & Chr(13) & " xxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xx xxx"
  label4 = "xxx xxxx x xxxxx xx" & Chr(13) & " xxxxxxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx" & Chr(13) & " xx xxx xxxx"
  label5 = "xxx xxxx xx x xxxx xxxxx" & Chr(13) & " xx xxxxx xxxxxxxx"
  
  chartObj.ClearChart
  
  chartObj.AddSeries (scHorizBar)
  chartObj.AddSeries scHorizBar
  chartObj.Axis.Bottom.Visible = False
  
  With chartObj.Series(0)
    .Add 41, label1, RGB(255, 255, 204)
    .Add 52, label2, RGB(255, 255, 204)
    .Add 6, label3, RGB(255, 255, 204)
    .Add 1, label4, RGB(255, 255, 204)
    .Add 80, label5, RGB(255, 255, 204)
    
    .Marks.Arrow.Visible = False
    .Marks.Transparent = True
    .Marks.ArrowLength = 0
    .Marks.Style = smsValue
    .ValueFormat = "0%"
    .Marks.Font.Name = "Arial MT"
    .Marks.Font.Size = 12
  End With
  
  With chartObj.Series(1)
    .Add 36, label1, RGB(153, 0, 0)
    .Add 55, label2, RGB(153, 0, 0)
    .Add 8, label3, RGB(153, 0, 0)
    .Add 1, label4, RGB(153, 0, 0)
    .Add 50, label5, RGB(153, 0, 0)
    
    .Marks.Arrow.Visible = False
    .Marks.Transparent = True
    .Marks.ArrowLength = 0
    .Marks.Style = smsValue
    .ValueFormat = "0%"
    .Marks.Font.Name = "Arial MT"
    .Marks.Font.Size = 12
  End With
  
  With chartObj.Axis.Left
    .Labels.Align = alOpposite
    .Ticks.Visible = False
    .TicksInner.Visible = False
    .MinorTicks.Visible = False
    .Labels.Font.Name = "Arial MT"
    .Labels.Font.Size = 12
    .GridPen.Visible = False
    .Labels.MultiLine = True
    .Labels.Size = 0
  End With
  
  chartObj.Walls.Visible = False
  chartObj.Panel.Border.Visible = False
  chartObj.Panel.Color = vbWhite
  chartObj.Height = 8.5 * 1440
  chartObj.Width = 11 * 1440
  chartObj.Aspect.View3D = False
  chartObj.Legend.Visible = False
  chartObj.Header.Visible = False
  
  Dim a As Integer
  a = chartObj.Series(0).Clicked(10, 10)
  
  With chartObj.Export.asPDF
    .Height = 612
    .Width = 792
    .SaveToFile "c:\test.pdf"
  End With
  
  With chartObj.Export.asJPEG
    .Height = 600
    .Width = 800
    .SaveToFile "c:\test.jpg"
  End With
End Sub

[ESRI]

narcis,

I posted the .net solution on steema.public.attachments subj: Does TeeChart 7 control need to be attached to a window?

It shows that unless we export chart somewhere (another solution to atach it to a window) canvas size is 1x1 and Clicked() returns -1; We also have similar problem with TChart::Draw function.

[Christopher]

Hi Alex,

Try calling InternalRepaint having added your data into the Series, e.g.

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int v = pSeries.Add(41, null, 0);
v = pSeries.Add(52, null, 0);  
 
pChart.Environment.InternalRepaint();

[ESRI]

It works!
Thanks a lot!