DISPLAY CHART (DSCH)
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DISPLAY CHART (DSCH) |
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Standard Verb Input/Output Operation |
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Displays a Pragma 6 chart.
DISPLAY CHART text filename TEXT FILENAME dialog style DIALOG STYLE
TEXT FILENAME is an expression or a noun containing the name and optional path of the textfile that contains all the parameters and data of the chart.
DIALOG STYLE is an expression or a noun containing the style of the form with the chart.
To display a chart with a chart textfile called "chart pie monthly sales 2005.p6c" (use meaningful names!) in a modal standart dialog box you would enter:
DISPLAY CHART text filename "chart pie monthly sales 2005.p6c" dialog style 0
The dialog form would have thick borders, caption bar and system menu.
The form FORM TEST CHARTS of the tutorial vocab contains an example of how various charts are displayed.
(not yet implemented)
Determines the look of the form with the chart.
| 0 | (Default) Form with thick borders, caption bar and system menu. |
| 2 | Form with thin borders and no caption bar. |
The chart textfile path and name can have any suffix you want, but be consistent and call them all with the same suffix, so that when doing a listing of a directory all the textfiles bunch together.
DSCH standard # 423, msg # 762, 763