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User's Manual
ProEssentials Contents
Manual Contents
New V6.0 Features
Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank You!
Graph Object
Scientific Graph Object
3D Scientific Graph Object
Polar Object
PieChart Object
Pedo ProEssentials Data Object
Global Customizations
Global Functionality
Documentation Convention
Customer Support
Copyright Notice
Chapter 2 .NET Topics
.NET Overview
.NET Installation
.NET Example Code
.NET Deployment
VB.NET EXE Walkthrough
C#.NET EXE Walkthrough
C++.NET EXE Walkthrough
VB.NET ASP.NET Walkthrough
C#.NET ASP.NET Walkthrough
.NET and Property Arrays
.NET and SQL Data
.NET and Printing
.NET and DLL Topics
.NET Reference
Chapter 3 ActiveX, VB6, and ASP
ActiveX Overview
ActiveX Installation
ActiveX Example Code
ActiveX Deployment
ActiveX EXE Walk-Through
ActiveX ASP Walk-Through
ActiveX and Property Arrays
ActiveX and SQL Data
ActiveX Printing within VB6
ActiveX using PEvset to speed data transfer
ActiveX and DLL Declarations and Constants
ActiveX PEactions Property
ActiveX Porting from Earlier Version
Chapter 4 VCL, Delphi and Builder
VCL Overview
VCL Installation
VCL Example Code
VCL Deployment
VCL Dephi Walk-Through
VCL Builder Walk-Through
VCL Property Arrays
VCL Printing within Delphi
VCL using PEvset to speed data transfer
VCL PEactions Property
VCL Porting from Earlier Version
Chapter 5 DLL Topics
DLL Overview
DLL Installation
DLL Example Code
DLL Deployment
DLL Win32 Walk-Through
DLL Printing within VC/MFC
DLL Serialization
DLL Porting from Earlier Version
Chapter 6 Programming Topics
Licensing
Localization
Annotations
Graph Object's X Axis
Date/Time Handling
Comparison Subsets
Multiple Y Axes
Creating Custom Scales
Real-Time Charts
3D Charts
Background Image Generation
Original and Custom Parameter Sets
Chapter 7 Common Questions
Commonly Asked Questions
1.What files do I need to distribute with my application?
2.How do I get started?
3.How are properties named?
4.What is the difference between the Graph and Scientific Graph?
5.How do I get data into the graph, and how much can it hold?
6.How do I initialize and then later make adjustments?
7.How do I mix Bars and Lines on the same graph?
8.How do I change the color and line/point style of a subset?
9.How do I get rid of or control the subset legends?
10.How do I add text, lines, and other annotations to a graph?
11.How do I add a right y axis and have data plotted with respect to that right axis?
12.How do I use Hot Spots?
13.How do I create a High-Low Bar, High-Low-Close, and others?
14.My graph has zero values in it but they are not being graphed. What is wrong?
15.My graph draws lines across Null Data values, how do I tell the graph to form gaps?
16.I see a strange line being drawn across my chart?
17.My graph is not showing expected output. What could be wrong?
18.How do I get more than two y axes?
19.How do I get dates to appear along the x axis?
20.I am using a Graph, how do I control the x axis?
21.How do I programmatically print a graph?
22.How do I create a custom scale or axis?
23.How do I know when the mouse is over a Hot-Spot?
24.How do I create a Stacked Bar/Area chart?
25.How do I manually control the axis type, range, and grid line frequencies?
26.How do I implement a Real-Time chart?
27.Do all Subsets have to contain the same number of Points?
28.Is it possible to have a thick dashed line?
29.How do I programmatically zoom a chart?
30.How do I programmatically UNDO the zoom?
31.How do I localize to a specific language?
32.I'm using the PlayMetafile function and graphics are getting drawn outside the image.
33.I lose the ability to programmatically set properties after the using the PopUp Menu.
34.How do I empty/clear a property array, or reset the entire graph?
35.I'm having trouble controlling the transition from one state to another?
36.How do I implement background bitmaps and/or gradients?
37.How do I use the table annotation mechanism?
38.How do I control and/or extend the built in popup menu system?
39.Does ProEssentials include Windowless server component?
40.How do I mix Bars, Lines, Points, and Areas in same chart?
41.How do I get more than two X axes?
42.How do I manually control where/how the axes are drawn?
ProEssential's Reference
New V6.0 Features
.NET Reference
OCX/VCL Specifics
Global OCX/VCL Standard Properties
OCX/VCL Reference
Global OCX/VCL Standard Events
OCX/VCL Events
OCX Methods
Simple Graph
Graph Properties
Graph Properties Grouped by Functionality
Graph General Features
Graph End User Functionality
Graph Plotting Methods and Related
Graph General Image Attributes
Graph Titles and Labels
Graph Grid Attributes
Graph Annotation Properties
Graph Hot Spot Properties
Graph Color Properties
Graph Menu Properties
Graph Multiple Stacked / Overlapped Axes
Graph Cursor Properties
Graph Data Storage Properties
Graph Data Shifting / Real-Time Properties
Graph Data Attributes
Graph Font Size/Style Properties
Graph ScrollBar Related
Graph Data / Subset Legend Area
Graph Partial Data Viewing
Graph Data Color and Style
Graph Zooming Properties
Graph Properties Rarely Used
Scientific Graph
Scientific Graph Properties
Scientific Graph Properties Grouped by Functionality
Scientific Graph General Features
Scientific Graph End User Functionality
Scientific Graph Plotting Methods and Related
Scientific Graph General Image Attributes
Scientific Graph Titles and Labels
Scientific Graph Grid Attributes
Scientific Graph Annotation Properties
Scientific Graph Hot Spot Properties
Scientific Graph Color Properties
Scientific Graph Menu Properties
Scientific Graph Multiple Stacked / Overlapped Axes
Scientific Graph Cursor Properties
Scientific Graph Data Storage Properties
Scientific Graph Data Shifting / Real-Time Properties
Scientific Graph Data Attributes
Scientific Graph Font Size/Style Properties
Scientific Graph ScrollBar Related
Scientific Graph Data / Subset Legend Area
Scientific Graph Partial Data Viewing
Scientific Graph Data Color and Style
Scientific Graph Zooming Properties
Scientific Graph Properties Rarely Used
3D Scientific Graph
3D Scientific Graph Properties
3D Scientific Graph Properties Grouped by Functionality
3D Scientific Graph General Features
3D Scientific Graph End User Functionality
3D Scientific Graph Plotting Methods and Related
3D Scientific Graph General Image Attributes
3D Scientific Graph Titles and Labels
3D Scientific Graph Grid Attributes
3D Scientific Graph Annotation Properties
3D Scientific Graph Hot Spot Properties
3D Scientific Graph Color Properties
3D Scientific Graph Menu Properties
3D Scientific Graph Cursor Properties
3D Scientific Graph Data Storage Properties
3D Scientific Graph Data Shifting / Real-Time Properties
3D Scientific Graph Data Attributes
3D Scientific Graph Font Size/Style Properties
3D Scientific Graph ScrollBar Related
3D Scientific Graph Data / Subset Legend Area
3D Scientific Graph Data Color and Style
3D Scientific Graph Properties Rarely Used
Polar/Smith/Rose Graph
Polar/Smith Chart Properties
Polar/Smith Properties Grouped by Functionality
Polar/Smith General Features
Polar/Smith End User Functionality
Polar/Smith Plotting Methods and Related
Polar/Smith General Image Attributes
Polar/Smith Titles and Labels
Polar/Smith Grid Attributes
Polar/Smith Annotation Properties
Polar/Smith Hot Spot Properties
Polar/Smith Color Properties
Polar/Smith Menu Properties
Polar/Smith Cursor Properties
Polar/Smith Data Storage Properties
Polar/Smith Data Shifting / Real-Time Properties
Polar/Smith Data Attributes
Polar/Smith Font Size/Style Properties
Polar/Smith ScrollBar Related
Polar/Smith Data / Subset Legend Area
Polar/Smith Partial Data Viewing
Polar/Smith Data Color and Style
Polar/Smith Zooming Properties
Polar/Smith Properties Rarely Used
Pie Chart
Pie Chart Properties
Pie Chart Properties Grouped by Functionality
Pie Chart General Features
Pie Chart Annotation Properties
Pie Chart End User Functionality
Pie Chart General Image Attributes
Pie Chart Titles and Labels
Pie Chart Hot Spot Properties
Pie Chart Color Properties
Pie Chart Menu Properties
Pie Chart Cursor Properties
Pie Chart Data Storage Properties
Pie Chart Font Size/Style Properties
Pie Chart ScrollBar Related
Pie Chart Data Color and Style
Pie Chart Properties Rarely Used
Alphabetic Listing
Properties
A-ALL
Alphabetic Property Listing
ThreeDThreshold
AddSkirts
AllowAnnotationControl
AllowArea
AllowAxisHotSpots
AllowAxisLabelHotSpots
AllowAxisPage
AllowBar
AllowBestFitCurve
AllowBestFitCurveII
AllowBestFitLine
AllowBestFitLineII
AllowBottomTitleHotSpots
AllowBubble
AllowColorPage
AllowContourColors
AllowContourControl
AllowContourLines
AllowCoordPrompting
AllowCustomization
AllowDataHotSpots
AllowDataLabels
AllowEmfExport
AllowExporting
AllowFontPage
AllowGraphAnnotHotSpots
AllowGraphHotSpots
AllowGridNumberHotSpotsX
AllowGridNumberHotSpotsY
AllowHistogram
AllowHorizontalBar
AllowHorzBarStacked
AllowHorzLineAnnotHotSpots
AllowHorzScrollBar
AllowJPEGOutput
AllowLine
AllowMaximization
AllowPage1
AllowPage2
AllowPlotCustomization
AllowPoint
AllowPointHotSpots
AllowPointsPage
AllowPointsPlusLine
AllowPointsPlusSpline
AllowPopup
AllowRibbon
AllowRotation
AllowSpline
AllowStep
AllowStick
AllowStylePage
AllowSubsetHotSpots
AllowSubsetsPage
AllowSubTitleHotSpots
AllowSurface
AllowSurfaceContour
AllowSurfacePixel
AllowSurfaceShading
AllowSvgExport
AllowTable
AllowTableHotSpots
AllowTitleHotSpots
AllowUserInterface
AllowVertLineAnnotHotSpots
AllowVertScrollBar
AllowWireFrame
AllowWmfExport
AllowXAxisAnnotHotSpots
AllowYAxisAnnotHotSpots
AllowZooming
ALT-AX
AltFrequencies
AltFrequencies
AnnotationsInFront
AnnotationsOnSurfaces
AntiAliasGraphics
AntiAliasText
AppendPointColors
AppendPointLabelData
AppendToEnd
AppendWithNoUpdate
AppendXData
AppendXDataII
AppendYData
AppendYDataII
AppendZData
AppendZDataII
ArrowCursor
AutoExplode
AutoImageReset
AutoMinMaxPadding
AutoMinMaxPaddingRY
AutoMinMaxPaddingTX
AutoMinMaxPaddingX
AutoMinMaxPaddingY
AutoMinMaxPaddingZ
AutoPadBeyondZeroRY
AutoPadBeyondZeroTX
AutoPadBeyondZeroX
AutoPadBeyondZeroY
AutoPadBeyondZeroZ
AutoRotation
AutoScaleData
AutoStatSubsets
AutoXData
AxesAnnotationTextSize
PEP_rectAXIS
AxisBackColor
AxisBorderType
AxisForeColor
AxisFormatRY
AxisFormatTX
AxisFormatX
AxisFormatY
AxisLocationRY
AxisLocationY
AxisNumberSpacing
AxisNumericFormatRY
AxisNumericFormatTX
AxisNumericFormatX
AxisNumericFormatY
AxisNumericFormatZ
AxisSizeRY
AxisSizeY
AnisotropicSupport
B
BarBorderColor
BarWidth
BestFitCoeffs
BestFitDegree
BestFitFix
BitmapGradientMenu
BitmapGradientMode
BorderTypeMenu
BorderTypes
BottomMargin
BubbleSize
C
CacheBmp
CharSet
ClipAxesInMetafiles
CodebaseUrl
CodePage
ComparisonSubsets
ContourLabels
ContourLegendPrecision
ContourLineLabelDensity
ContourLinesColored
ContourMenu
ContourStyleLegend
CursorMode
CursorPageAmount
CursorPromptLocation
CursorPoint
CursorPromptStyle
CursorPromptTracking
CursorSubset
CurveGranularity
Custom
PEP_structCUSTOMGRIDNUMBERS
CustomGridNumbersETX
CustomGridNumbersEX
CustomGridNumbersRY
CustomGridNumbersTX
CustomGridNumbersX
CustomGridNumbersY
CustomGridNumbersZ
CustomizeDialogMenu
CustomMenu
CustomMenuLocation
CustomMenuState
CustomMenuText
D
DarkTextInset
DataHotSpotLimit
DataLabelType
DataPointLabels
DataPrecision
DataPrecisionMenu
DataShadowMenu
DataShadows
DataShadowsTranslucent
DateTimeMilliSeconds
DateTimeMode
DateTimeShowSeconds
DayLabelType
DayLightSavings
DefOrientation
DegreeOfRotation
DegreePrompting
Delimiter
DeltasPerDay
DeltaX
DeskBackgroundImage
DeskBmpFilename
DeskBmpStyle
DeskColor
DeskGradientEnd
DeskGradientStart
DeskGradientStyle
DialogResult
DialogShown
Dirty
Disable3dShadow
DisableClipping
DiableSortPlotMethods
DpiX
DpiY
DropShadowOffSetX
DropShadowOffSetY
DropShadowSteps
DropShadowWidth
E-F
EmfBitmapGradients
EmfDc
EmfType
EndTime
ExportDialogMenu
ExportDestDef
ExportFileDef
ExportImageDpi
ExportImageLargeFont
ExportSizeDef
ExportTypeDef
ExportUnitXDef
ExportUnitYDef
PEP_structEXTRAAXISTX
PEP_structEXTRAAXISX
PEP_structFALLDAYLIGHT
FirstPtLabelOffset
FixedFontMenu
FixedFonts
FixedLineThickness
FixedSPMWidth
FloatingBars
FloatingStackedBars
FocalRect
FontSize
FontSizeALCntl
FontSizeCPCntl
FontSizeGlobalCntl
FontSizeGNCntl
FontSizeLegendCntl
FontSizeMBCntl
FixedSizeMenu
FontSizeMSCntl
FontSizeTbCntl
FontSizeTitleCntl
ForceRightYAxis
ForceTopXAxis
ForceVerticalPoints
FixedFontMenu
FormatTable
G
GradientBars
PEP_rectGRAPH
GraphAnnotationAxis
GraphAnnotationBold
GraphAnnotationColor
GraphAnnotationFont
GraphAnnotationFontSize
GraphAnnotationHotSpot
GraphAnnotationInFront
GraphAnnotationItalic
PEP_nGRAPHANNOTATIONMOVED
GraphAnnotationSizeCntl
GraphAnnotationShadow
GraphAnnotationShadows
GraphAnnotationText
GraphAnnotationTextSize
GraphAnnotationType
GraphAnnotationUnderline
GraphAnnotationX
GraphAnnotationY
GraphAnnotationZ
GraphAnnotBackColor
GraphAnnotMinSymbolSize
GraphAnnotMoveable
GraphAnnotTextDodge
GraphAnnotTextLocation
GraphBackColor
GraphBackgroundImage
GraphBmpFilename
GraphBmpStyle
GraphDataLabels
GraphGradientEnd
GraphGradientStart
GraphGradientStyle
GraphForeColor
PEP_structGRAPHLOC
GraphPlusTable
GridAspect
GraphPlusTableMenu
GridHotSpotValue
GridInFront
GridInFrontMenu
GridLineControl
GridLineMenu