Generates a Flash movie, a JPEG image or a PNG image from a chart and returns the url location of the generated cache file as a string.

object.GetOutputLocation 

Arguments

object
Required. A Chart object.

Return Value

The string that specifies the relative url location of the generated chart in the public cache.

Remarks

The method actually:

The format of the generated file (i.e. Flash movie, JPEG image or PNG image) is defined by the method SetOutputFormat.


VBScript Sample Code

The following VBScript code illustrates use of the GetOutputLocation method.

<%
  'Create the chart series
  chart.SetDataFromQuery
  chart.LoadStyle "C:\myStyle.scs"

  chart.SetWidth 400
  chart.SetHeight 200

  'We can now generate the chart as a JPEG image
  chart.SetOutputFormat "JPG"
%>

Here is the chart rendered as an image:<br>
<img src="<%= chart.GetOutputLocation %>" width=400 height=200>

See Also

SetOutputFormat Method | GetOutputLocation Method | SetCacheName Method | SetPrivateCacheDir Method | SetMaxCacheSize Method | ClearCache Method | UseCache Method

Applies To: Chart Object