Chart.Export(String, Object, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll

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Exports the chart in a graphic format.

public bool Export (string Filename, object FilterName, object Interactive);

abstract member Export : string * obj * obj -> bool

Public Function Export (Filename As String, Optional FilterName As Object, Optional Interactive As Object) As Boolean

Parameters

Filename: String

The name of the exported file.

FilterName: Object

The language-independent name of the graphic filter as it appears in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters.

Interactive: Object

true to display the dialog box that contains the filter-specific options. If this argument is false, Microsoft Office Excel uses the default values for the filter. The default value is false.

Returns

Boolean

Examples

The following code example creates a Chart and then uses the Export method to export the chart as a graphic file named Chart1.gif at the root of the C:\ directory.

private void SaveChartAsGIF()
{
    this.Range["A1", "A5"].Value2 = 22;
    this.Range["B1", "B5"].Value2 = 55;

    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart chart1 =
        this.Controls.AddChart(this.Range["D2", "H12"], 
        "chart1");

    chart1.SetSourceData(this.Range["A1", "B5"], 
        Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns);
    chart1.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xl3DColumn;

    chart1.Export(@"C:\Chart1.gif", "GIF", false);
}

Private Sub SaveChartAsGIF()
    Me.Range("A1", "A5").Value2 = 22
    Me.Range("B1", "B5").Value2 = 55

    Dim Chart1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart = _
        Me.Controls.AddChart(Me.Range("D2", "H12"), "Chart1")

    Chart1.SetSourceData(Me.Range("A1", "B5"), Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns)
    Chart1.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xl3DColumn

    Chart1.Export("C:\Chart1.gif", "GIF", False)
End Sub

Remarks

Optional Parameters

For information on optional parameters, see Optional Parameters in Office Solutions.

Applies to