Unbound Charts

The Chart control makes it easy to set the data source for a chart control, series, or data points collection at run time.

Below is a list of objects that can be used as data sources.

dataset
dataset Column
Data Table
SqlCommand/OleDbCommand
SqlDataAdapter/OleDbDataAdapter
Array

Below are some examples of binding to different data sources at run time.

dataset

The Chart control's DataSource property can be set to a dataset at run time. The following code demonstrates setting up a dataset, setting the DataSource property to the dataset, creating a series, and setting the ValueMembersY property to the dataset expression at run time.

' Visual Basic
' create the series
Dim s As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series
Dim m_cnnString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:/Northwind.mdb; _
        Persist Security Info=False"
Dim m_cnn As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(m_cnnString)
Dim oDBAdapter As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter

' create the dataset
Dim oDS As DataSet
oDBAdapter = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT ShipCountry, SUM(Freight) AS _
        Expr1 FROM Orders GROUP BY ShipCountry", m_cnnString)
oDS = New DataSet
oDBAdapter.Fill(oDS, "Expr1")

' set the DataSource and ValueMembersY properties
Me.ChartControl1.DataSource = oDS
s.ValueMembersY = "Expr1"

Me.ChartControl1.Series.Add(s)

// C#
// create the series
DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series s = new DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series();
string m_cnnString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:/Northwind.mdb;Persist 
        Security Info=False";   
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection m_cnn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(m_cnnString);       
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter oDBAdapter;
 
// create the dataset
System.Data.DataSet oDS;
oDBAdapter = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT ShipCountry, SUM(Freight) AS 
        Expr1 FROM Orders GROUP BY ShipCountry", m_cnnString);
oDS = new System.Data.DataSet();
oDBAdapter.Fill(oDS, "Expr1");
 
// set the DataSource and ValueMembersY properties
this.chartControl1.DataSource = oDS;
s.ValueMembersY = "Expr1";
 
this.chartControl1.Series.Add(s);

dataset Column

In the Chart control, the ValueMembersX and ValueMembersY properties of a series can be set to a dataset column. The following code demonstrates creating a series, setting up a dataset, setting the DataSource property to the dataset, and setting the ValueMembersY and ValueMembersX properties to dataset columns at run time.

' Visual Basic
' create the series
Dim s As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series
Dim m_cnnString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:/Northwind.mdb; _
        Persist Security Info=False"
Dim m_cnn As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(m_cnnString)
Dim oDBAdapter As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter

' create the dataset
Dim oDS As DataSet
oDBAdapter = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT * from Orders WHERE OrderDate _
        < #08/17/1994#", m_cnnString)
oDS = New DataSet
oDBAdapter.Fill(oDS, "Orders")

' set the DataSource, ValueMembersY, and ValueMembersX properties
Me.ChartControl1.DataSource = oDS
Me.ChartControl1.Series.Add(s)
Me.ChartControl1.Series(0).ValueMembersY = oDS.Tables("Orders").Columns(7).ColumnName
Me.ChartControl1.Series(0).ValueMemberX = oDS.Tables("Orders").Columns(8).ColumnName

// C#
// create the series
DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series s = new DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series();
string m_cnnString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:/Northwind.mdb;Persist 
        Security Info=False";   
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection m_cnn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(m_cnnString);       
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter oDBAdapter;
 
// create the dataset
System.Data.DataSet oDS;
oDBAdapter = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT * from Orders WHERE OrderDate 
        < #08/17/1994#", m_cnnString);
oDS = new System.Data.DataSet();
oDBAdapter.Fill(oDS, "Orders");
 
// set the DataSource, ValueMembersY, and ValueMembersX properties
this.chartControl1.DataSource = oDS;
this.chartControl1.Series.Add(s);
this.chartControl1.Series[0].ValueMembersY = oDS.Tables["Orders"].Columns[7].ColumnName;
this.chartControl1.Series[0].ValueMemberX = oDS.Tables["Orders"].Columns[8].ColumnName;

Data Command

A chart's data source can be set to a SqlCommand or OleDbCommand. The following code demonstrates creating a series, creating an OleDbCommand, setting the DataSource property to the data command, and setting the ValueMembersY property for the series at run time.

' Visual Basic        
' create the series
Dim s As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series
Dim m_cnnString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:/Northwind.mdb; _
        Persist Security Info=False"
Dim m_cnn As New System.Data.Oledb.OleDbConnection(m_cnnString)
Dim query As String = "SELECT ShipCountry, SUM(Freight) AS Expr1 FROM Orders GROUP BY _
        ShipCountry"
 
' create the OleDbCommand and open the connection
Dim command As New System.Data.Oledb.OleDbCommand(query, m_cnn)
command.Connection.Open()
 
' set the DataSource and ValueMembersY properties
Me.ChartControl1.DataSource = command
Me.ChartControl1.Series.Add(s)
Me.ChartControl1.Series(0).ValueMembersY = "Expr1"
 
' close the connection
m_cnn.Close()
 
// C#
// create the series
DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series s = new DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series();
string m_cnnString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:/Northwind.mdb;Persist 
        Security Info=False";   
System.Data.Oledb.OleDbConnection m_cnn = new System.Data.Oledb.OleDbConnection(m_cnnString);       
string query = "SELECT ShipCountry, SUM(Freight) AS Expr1 FROM Orders GROUP BY ShipCountry";
 
// create the OleDbCommand and opent the connection
System.Data.Oledb.OleDbCommand command = new System.Data.Oledb.OleDbCommand(query, m_cnn);
command.Connection.Open();
 
// set the DataSource and ValueMembersY properties
this.chartControl1.DataSource = command;
this.chartControl1.Series.Add(s);
this.chartControl1.Series[0].ValueMembersY = "Expr1";
 
// close the connection         
m_cnn.Close();

Array

The Chart control allows the data source for the data points collection to be set to an array. The following code demonstrates creating a series, creating an array, and using the DataBindY method to set the data source for the data points collection at run time.

' Visual Basic
' create the series
Dim s As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series

' create the array
Dim a As Double() = {1, 4, 2, 6, 3, 3, 4, 7}

' set the data source for the data points collection
Me.ChartControl1.Series.Add(s)
Me.ChartControl1.Series(0).Points.DataBindY(a)

// C#
// create the series
DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series s = new DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Chart.Series();
 
// create the array
double [] a = {1,4,2,6,3,3,4,7};
 
// set the data source for the data points collection
this.chartControl1.Series.Add(s);
this.chartControl1.Series[0].Points.DataBindY(a);

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