Chart Director API for APPX

This API can be used by an APPX designer to create business charts within an APPX application.

Overview

Release 5.1.0 of the APPX Utility includes a new designer API which can be used to create charts within an APPX application. This API provides APPX Designers with a robust set of subroutines which can be used to dynamically create charts and embed them in menus, input screens, and PDF reports.

Chart Initialization

Chart Specifications

General Chart Routines

.CHART INIT

Initialize a chart.

.CHART SET CURRENT

Set the "current" chart to be a previously initialized chart.

.CHART GET NAME

Get the name of the "current" chart.

.CHART RENDER

Render the "current" chart.

.CHART SET TITLE

Set the title of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET SIZE

Set the size (height and width) of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET SIZE:H

Set the height of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET SIZE:W

Set the width of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET BG COLOR

Set the background color of the chart to the "current" color.

.CHART SET EDGE EFFECT

Set the edge effect of the chart.

.CHART SET EDGE WIDTH

Set the edge width of the chart.

.CHART SET EDGE COLOR

Set the edge color of the chart.

.CHART SET VIEW

Set the view of the chart to 2D or 3D.

Pie Chart Routines

.PIE SET SHAPE

.PIE SET ORIGIN

.PIE SET ORIGIN:X

.PIE SET ORIGIN:Y

.PIE SET RADIUS

.PIE SET RADIUS:OUTER

.PIE SET RADIUS:INNER

.PIE SET 3D:MODE

.PIE SET 3D:DEPTH

.PIE SET 3D:VIEW ANGLE

Pie Sector Routines

.PIE EXPLODE

.PIE EXPLODE:MODE

.PIE EXPLODE:DEPTH

Data Routines

Dataset Routines

.DATASET INIT

.DATASET SET CURRENT

.DATASET GET NAME

Dataset Point Routines

.POINT ADD NEW

.POINT SET VALUE

.POINT SET LABEL

Text Box Routines

.TEXT INIT

.TEXT SET CURRENT

.TEXT SET POINT SIZE

.TEXT SET POINT SIZE:H

.TEXT SET POINT SIZE:W

.TEXT SET COLOR FG

.TEXT SET COLOR BG

.TEXT SET COLOR EDGE

.TEXT GET NAME

Color Routines

.COLOR INIT

.COLOR SET CURRENT

.COLOR GET NAME

-- SteveFrizzell - 2010-02-14