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i am posting this message again.
We have the chart control. But i know that we can change the chart type dynamically. So is it posible that we can change the chart control dll and add some combobox along with it which will give the various types of chart. On selecting the type , the corresponding chart type would be shown.I mean to say can i add custom tool which will have the existing chart control of report designer and an extra combo box to select the type at runtime. MrRobert Bruckner [MSFT] has given one solution for that is to have multiple chart types and make any one visible based on some parameter. But then doing that the report will become very heavy.
Can some one throw some light on the approach i have put .
Or is this feature available in the SP1.
Thanks in advanceCombo boxes (or custom controls) are not available in a report. You could
have a set of hyperlinks that changed the type via a parameter. I'm not sure
why you mean it will become "very heavy".
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Brian Welcker
Group Program Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
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"Hari" <Hari@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> i am posting this message again.
> We have the chart control. But i know that we can change the chart type
dynamically. So is it posible that we can change the chart control dll and
add some combobox along with it which will give the various types of chart.
On selecting the type , the corresponding chart type would be shown.I mean
to say can i add custom tool which will have the existing chart control of
report designer and an extra combo box to select the type at runtime.
MrRobert Bruckner [MSFT] has given one solution for that is to have
multiple chart types and make any one visible based on some parameter. But
then doing that the report will become very heavy.
> Can some one throw some light on the approach i have put .
> Or is this feature available in the SP1.
> Thanks in advance|||Dynamic (expression-based) chart types will not be available in SP1. We
understand that having multiple charts side-by-side and only one visible at
runtime (based on parameter) will make the design more complex. However, the
impact at runtime is very limited because if chart instances are hidden, no
processing/rendering of the chart will happen.
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"Hari" <Hari@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> i am posting this message again.
> We have the chart control. But i know that we can change the chart type
dynamically. So is it posible that we can change the chart control dll and
add some combobox along with it which will give the various types of chart.
On selecting the type , the corresponding chart type would be shown.I mean
to say can i add custom tool which will have the existing chart control of
report designer and an extra combo box to select the type at runtime.
MrRobert Bruckner [MSFT] has given one solution for that is to have
multiple chart types and make any one visible based on some parameter. But
then doing that the report will become very heavy.
> Can some one throw some light on the approach i have put .
> Or is this feature available in the SP1.
> Thanks in advance|||Thanks for the reply Brian, but my question was more of asking whether custom controls can be made or not.
And why i meant it heavy is that when the report is processing it will take more time since it has process data for two chart separetely and while showing it , it is showing only one but inside both the charts are processed. Even if we use hyperlinks we must have defferent chart for each type. Is it available in SP1.
"Brian Welcker [MSFT]" wrote:
> Combo boxes (or custom controls) are not available in a report. You could
> have a set of hyperlinks that changed the type via a parameter. I'm not sure
> why you mean it will become "very heavy".
> --
> Brian Welcker
> Group Program Manager
> SQL Server Reporting Services
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "Hari" <Hari@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:15F6CB61-A8EE-484D-BE0E-6AAFD396BA76@.microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> > i am posting this message again.
> >
> > We have the chart control. But i know that we can change the chart type
> dynamically. So is it posible that we can change the chart control dll and
> add some combobox along with it which will give the various types of chart.
> On selecting the type , the corresponding chart type would be shown.I mean
> to say can i add custom tool which will have the existing chart control of
> report designer and an extra combo box to select the type at runtime.
> MrRobert Bruckner [MSFT] has given one solution for that is to have
> multiple chart types and make any one visible based on some parameter. But
> then doing that the report will become very heavy.
> > Can some one throw some light on the approach i have put .
> > Or is this feature available in the SP1.
> > Thanks in advance
>
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