Prints a chart. The chart is printed:
- across the page width,
- inside a rectangular area (invisible during the print).
Remark: The print will be performed on the default printer of the current computer.
// Print a chart created through programming
grPrint("MyChart")
// Print a Chart control
grPrint(CHART_MyChart)
Syntax
<Chart name>: Control name or character string
Name of the chart to print. This name corresponds to:- the chart name defined through programming with grCreate.
- the name of the Chart control in the window editor.
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grPrint(<Chart name> , <X1> , <Y1> , <X2> , <Y2>)
<Chart name>: Control name or character string
Name of the chart to print. This name corresponds to:- the chart name defined through programming with grCreate.
- the name of Chart control found in the window editor.
<X1>: Real
X-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle containing the chart. The origin (0,0) is located in the upper-left corner of the sheet. It takes the physical margins of the printer into account.
<Y1>: Real
Y-coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle containing the chart. The origin (0,0) is located in the upper-left corner of the sheet. It takes the physical margins of the printer into account.
<X2>: Real
X-coordinate (in millimeters) of the lower-right corner of the rectangle containing the chart. The origin (0,0) is located in the upper-left corner of the sheet. It takes the physical margins of the printer into account.
<Y2>: Real
Y-coordinate (in millimeters) of the lower right corner of the rectangle containing the chart. The origin (0,0) is located in the upper-left corner of the sheet. It takes the physical margins of printer into account.
Remarks
- If the chart is printed in a rectangle, the chart will be automatically adjusted inside the rectangle according to its size on the screen. The chart displayed on the screen corresponds to a print preview.
- The print margins are ignored (iMargin).
- A chart can be printed from a popup menu.
- A chart can be printed without being displayed on the screen. In these conditions, the chart will have the same appearance as if it were displayed in a window of size 800*600. The window dimensions can be configured by initializing the coordinates with grWndSize.