Generates a Flash movie or an image from a chart and returns the corresponding binary data.

object.ExportAsBinary

Arguments

object
Required. A Chart object.

Return Value

The ExportAsBinary method returns a binary value that contains the generated Flash movie, or JPEG / PNG image, or SVG / PDF document.

Remarks

This method is actually similar to the ExportAsResponse method. However, ExportAsBinary does not require the Response object provided by the web server. The method actually:

The format of the generated content can be specified by the method SetOutputFormat.

VBScript Sample Code

The following VBScript code illustrates use of the ExportAsBinary method in a ASP page.

'Create the chart series
Response.Expires= 0
Response.ContentType= "application/x-shockwave-flash"

Dim values_1(2)
Dim values_2(2)

values_1(0) = 10
values_1(1) = 20
values_1(2) = 30

values_2(0) = 100
values_2(1) = 200
values_2(2) = 300

chart.SetSeriesValuesFromArray 0, values_1
chart.SetSeriesValuesFromArray 1, values_2

'Set the graphics settings from a style file
chart.LoadStyle "C:\myStyle.scs"

'The chart is complete, we can now generate the movie
bin_swf= chart.ExportAsBinary

'Once generated, we simply write it into the Response object
Response.BinaryWrite bin_swf

See Also

ExportAsFile Method | ExportAsResponse Method | SetOutputFormat Method

Applies To: Chart Object