About graphs
Often the best way to display information is graphically. Instead
of showing users a series of rows and columns of data, you can present
information as a graph in a DataWindow object or window. For example, in
a sales application, you might want to present summary information in a
column graph.
PowerBuilder provides many types of graphs and allows you to
customize your graphs in many ways. Probably most of your use of graphs
will be in a DataWindow object. The source of the data for your graphs
will be the database.
You can also use graphs as standalone controls in windows (and
user objects) and populate the graphs with data through scripts.
The way you define graphs is the same whether you are using them
in a DataWindow object or directly in a window. However, the way you
manipulate graphs in a DataWindow object is different from the way you
manipulate them in a window.
Before using graphs in an application, you need to understand the
parts of a graph and the kinds of graphs that PowerBuilder
provides.