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.
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Click where you want the graph.
PowerBuilder displays a model of the graph in the
window. -
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 Manipulating Graphs in Application Techniques and Manipulating Graphs in DataWindow Programmers Guide.
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.