Hello,

I can't find in the documentation how I can change te color of a bar. I have a graph with 1 series and 3 different bars. I would like to assign different colors to the different bars. How can I change the colors.

Cheers Richar

RJL,
Please go into your Profile and add a signature line with what version you are using. Can make a difference in answering questions.

I think these commands change the colours of the first four bars in a graph:

setFillColor(getSeries(0),new Color(0,0,255));
setFillColor(getSeries(1),new Color(255,0,0));
setFillColor(getSeries(2),new Color(255,255,0));
setFillColor(getSeries(3),new Color(0,255,0));

Hello Francis,

That worked fine, thanks for the help. Do you also have an answer concerning my question about changing the font of the DATATEXT??

Cheers Richard

I'm not sure what

quote:

DATATEXT

is, but this might help:

-*TITLE OF GRAPH==========================================
setFontSizeAbsolute(getTitle(),true);
setFontName(getTitle(),"Arial");
setFontSize(getTitle(),14);
setTitleString("Daily Regional Net Sales");

-*X AXIS NUMBER ==========================================
setFontName(getO1Label(),"Arial Narrow");
setFontSize(getO1Label(),9);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getO1Label(),true);
setTextJustHoriz(getO1Label(),0);
setO1LabelAutofit(true);
setO1LabelWrap(false);

-* Y AXIS TITLE =========================================
setFontName(getY1Title(),"Arial Narrow");
setFontSize(getY1Title(),13);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY1Title(),true);
setFontStyle(getY1Title(),2);

-* Y AXIS NUMBER =========================================
setFontName(getY1Label(),"Verdana");
setFontSize(getY1Label(),10);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY1Label(),true);
setTextFormatPreset(getY1Label(),8);

How do you change the colors if you don't know the number of series you are going to have? Today can be 2 series, tommorrow 4, depending on that data for that day.

I would suggest to download the pdf file wf713graph.pdf from the Information builders website.
It is for me a big helpful document. 1400 pages, don't print it!!!

Al the things you asked are in there and much more!

there wasn't any code in that manual
the entire thing is just pictures
a big catalog
but no 'how to'
or am i insane?

Susannah,

Is this the manual you downloaded?

  http://documentation.informationbuilders.com/masterinde...ics/wf76graphics.pdf

Thanks. I've downloaded the file and will review it.

quote:

That worked fine, thanks for the help. Do you also have an answer concerning my question about changing the font of the DATATEXT??

Richard, there are about 9 properties for DataText listed in the manual but none of them refer to font. DataText is the text that sits on the bars to show the value. You can format how the number is displayed. Maybe you can combine one of the DataText properties with others that adjust the font.

yes PB, that's the one.

Susannah
I always use that manual if I want something that (obviously) not can be done with the GUI.

I use the 5.3 version of it. It has lots of examples, but take another look there are instruction to go with them.

Thanks, Leah. Calling up a new windows sessions seems to have corrected the problem.