Using graphs in windows
In addition to using graphs in DataWindow objects, you can also place
graphs directly in windows and visual user objects. You define properties
for a graph control in the Window painter and use scripts to populate
the graph with data and to modify properties for the graph at runtime.
This section describes procedures unique to using graphs in
windows and visual user objects. For general graph properties, see “Defining a graph’s
properties “.
Placing a graph in a window
This procedure for placing a graph in a window in the Window
painter can also be used for placing a graph on a user object in
the User Object painter.
To place a graph in a window:
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Open the Window painter and select the
window that will contain the graph. -
Select Insert>Control>Graph
from the menu bar. -
Click where you want the graph.
PowerBuilder displays a model of the graph in the window.
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Specify properties for the graph, such as type,
title, text properties, and axis properties. -
Write one or more scripts to populate the graph
with data.See the chapter on manipulating graphs in Application
Techniques.
Using the graph’s Properties view in
the Window painter
A graph’s Properties view in the Window and User
Object painters is similar to the one in the DataWindow painter except that
the Properties view in the Window and User Object painter:
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Does not have buttons for
specifying property conditional expressions next to properties -
Does not have Data, Position, and Pointer property
pages -
Does have an Other page, which you use to specify
drag-and-drop, position, and pointer properties for the graph control
For more information, see “Using the graph’s
Properties view”.