Line Chart in ASP.NET and C#

[Bruce Schechter]

I need to generate a series of line charts dynamically from ADO.NET data in
a C#, ASP.NET application. I've read several articles about using GDI+ to
render graphs into a bitmap image and then to place those images within an
..aspx page. If necessary, I'll do all the hand-coding in that way. But I'd
rather not. :)

On the contrary, I'm posting here to see if anyone can recommend either (1)
a readily- available, free, custom control to handle line graphs, or (2) a
link to
some a quality example of code to handle line charts. By "line
graphs", I mean graphs that have time (dates) on the X axis and several
color-coded lines of datapoints plotted on the Y axis. I need it to look
roughly like this example:
http://www.jpowered.com/line_graph/i...line_graph.gif

I posted a similar request here several weeks ago. A couple people made
suggestions:
1.) "check out theVB.NET Resource Kit" -- doesnt work for me as I don't
speak VB. Only C#.
2.) "charting starter kit at www.asp.net" -- doesn't seem to contain a line
chart.

Thanks in advance for any other recommendations!!

Cheers, Bruce

[George Durzi]

Bruce,
Email me on Monday. I have something at work which I think would work for
this.

George

"Bruce Schechter" <br***@coding-r-us.com> wrote in message
news:eh*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

I need to generate a series of line charts dynamically from ADO.NET data in a C#, ASP.NET application. I've read several articles about using GDI+ to
render graphs into a bitmap image and then to place those images within an
.aspx page. If necessary, I'll do all the hand-coding in that way. But I'd rather not. :)

On the contrary, I'm posting here to see if anyone can recommend either (1) a readily- available, free, custom control to handle line graphs, or (2) a
link to
some a quality example of code to handle line charts. By "line
graphs", I mean graphs that have time (dates) on the X axis and several
color-coded lines of datapoints plotted on the Y axis. I need it to look
roughly like this example:
http://www.jpowered.com/line_graph/i...line_graph.gif

I posted a similar request here several weeks ago. A couple people made
suggestions:
1.) "check out theVB.NET Resource Kit" -- doesnt work for me as I don't
speak VB. Only C#.
2.) "charting starter kit at www.asp.net" -- doesn't seem to contain a line chart.

Thanks in advance for any other recommendations!!

Cheers, Bruce

[Jacob Yang [MSFT]]

Hi Gruce,

Firstly I want to thank George for his great help in this issue. Have you
contacted him?

In addition, I have done a lot of research regarding this issue. I am not
sure if there is such a third-part custom control, which can serve your
line chart. However, I found such an article on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...e/default.aspx

I hope it helps.

Best regards,

Jacob Yang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! ¨C www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[Bruce Schechter]

Hi Jacob,

Yes, indeed I have traded emails with George. He may have something to
help, and I am awaiting another update from him.

Thanks for the article link. That was a very clever solution for stacked
bar charts based on dynamically drawn HTML table structures, but I don't see
a way to use the technique for line charts.

So, I'm still looking. But within a couple weeks I will commence designing
the solution myself if an off-the-shelf (free!) solution isn't out there
somewhere.

Thanks again,
cheers, Bruce

"Jacob Yang [MSFT]" <ji***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:bg****************@cpmsftngxa07.phx.gbl...

Hi Gruce,

Firstly I want to thank George for his great help in this issue. Have you
contacted him?

In addition, I have done a lot of research regarding this issue. I am not
sure if there is such a third-part custom control, which can serve your
line chart. However, I found such an article on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...e/default.aspx

I hope it helps.

Best regards,

Jacob Yang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! ¨C www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[George Durzi]

Bruce,
I'm afraid I hit a dead end. Sorry I couldn't be of more help
"Bruce Schechter" <br***@coding-r-us.com> wrote in message
news:O1*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hi Jacob,

Yes, indeed I have traded emails with George. He may have something to
help, and I am awaiting another update from him.

Thanks for the article link. That was a very clever solution for stacked
bar charts based on dynamically drawn HTML table structures, but I don't see a way to use the technique for line charts.

So, I'm still looking. But within a couple weeks I will commence designing the solution myself if an off-the-shelf (free!) solution isn't out there
somewhere.

Thanks again,
cheers, Bruce

"Jacob Yang [MSFT]" <ji***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:bg****************@cpmsftngxa07.phx.gbl...

Hi Gruce,

Firstly I want to thank George for his great help in this issue. Have you contacted him?

In addition, I have done a lot of research regarding this issue. I am not sure if there is such a third-part custom control, which can serve your
line chart. However, I found such an article on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...e/default.aspx

I hope it helps.

Best regards,

Jacob Yang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! ¨C www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

[Bruce Schechter]

George, No worries. Thanks for trying. cheers, Bruce

"George Durzi" <gd****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Bruce,
I'm afraid I hit a dead end. Sorry I couldn't be of more help
"Bruce Schechter" <br***@coding-r-us.com> wrote in message
news:O1*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hi Jacob,

Yes, indeed I have traded emails with George. He may have something to
help, and I am awaiting another update from him.

Thanks for the article link. That was a very clever solution for stacked

bar charts based on dynamically drawn HTML table structures, but I don't

see

a way to use the technique for line charts.

So, I'm still looking. But within a couple weeks I will commence

designing

the solution myself if an off-the-shelf (free!) solution isn't out there
somewhere.

Thanks again,
cheers, Bruce

"Jacob Yang [MSFT]" <ji***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:bg****************@cpmsftngxa07.phx.gbl...

Hi Gruce,

Firstly I want to thank George for his great help in this issue. Have

you contacted him?

In addition, I have done a lot of research regarding this issue. I am not sure if there is such a third-part custom control, which can serve your line chart. However, I found such an article on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...e/default.aspx
I hope it helps.

Best regards,

Jacob Yang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! ¨C www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.