HOWTO: Timing issue when using Locale property with images

Q1431051. Timing issue when using Locale property with images

The information on this article applies to

ChartFX Internet

Summary
This article explains the proper way to set the locale property when generating images through ASP script.

Description
Because of a timing issue with ChartFX Internet 5.5 it is necessary to set the locale property first and then set the format property when generating images.

The following lines of code will work when using the Client Side ActiveX but will not work when generating images.

<%
Set chart = Server.CreateObject("ChartFX.WebServer")
Chart.OpenDataEx COD_VALUES,1,4
Chart.ValueEx(0,0) = 1215
Chart.ValueEx(0,1) = 690
Chart.ValueEx(0,2) = 1412
Chart.ValueEx(0,3) = 1104
Chart.CloseData COD_VALUES

Chart.Axis(AXIS_Y).Format = AF_CURRENCY
Chart.Axis(AXIS_Y).Locale = 2057 'Locale for United Kingdom
%>
<%= chart.GetHtmlTag(500,350,"image") %>

If you switch the last two property settings then it will work for both images and for ActiveX

Chart.Axis(AXIS_Y).Locale = 2057 'Locale for United Kingdom
Chart.Axis(AXIS_Y).Format = AF_CURRENCY
%>
<%= chart.GetHtmlTag(500,350,"image") %>

ArticleID:Q1431051
Keywords:locale;Server; ASP
Reviewed:7/22/2002 5:29:00 PM

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