Chart.Export Method
Exports the chart in a graphic format.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function Export ( _
Filename As String, _
FilterName As Object, _
Interactive As Object _
) As Boolean
bool Export(
string Filename,
Object FilterName,
Object Interactive
)
Parameters
Filename
Type: System.StringThe name of the exported file.
FilterName
Type: System.ObjectThe language-independent name of the graphic filter as it appears in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters.
Interactive
Type: System.Objecttrue 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.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
Remarks
Optional Parameters
For information on optional parameters, see Optional Parameters in Office Solutions.
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 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
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);
}
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.