Generate chart image without displaying the chart

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  1. Brett Robichaud
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    Feb 2009

    Posted 06 Apr 2012 Link to this post

    I'm using RadChart v2011.3.11.1219 with a .Net 4.0 WinForms app using VS 2010 sp1. In this app I am displaying a couple of charts, but I am wondering if it is possible to generate a line chart and save it to png without ever displaying the chart?

    How would I go about doing that?
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  3. Ves
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    Posted 11 Apr 2012 Link to this post

    Hi Brett,

    Here is a small example:

    public MyForm()
            {
                InitializeComponent();
     
                RadChart chart = new RadChart();
                chart.DefaultType = Telerik.Charting.ChartSeriesType.Line;
                chart.DataSource = new double[] {2,3,4,3,4,3,4,5};
                chart.DataBind();
     
                chart.Save("C:\\mychart.png");
            }

    RadChart is never added to the form, but it is only used to generate the output image. You can find a more complex example of creating RadChart in code here. Once you have it configured and populated, you can call the Save method to export the chart to an image.

    Best regards,
    Ves
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  5. Brett Robichaud
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    Posted 11 Apr 2012 Link to this post

    Doh! That is about as simple as it gets. Thank you Ves!
  7. Christophe
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    Mar 2016

    Posted 03 Mar 2016 Link to this post

    Hi, 

    Is there a way to do this with the new RadHtmlChart for Asp.Net ?

    Or should I use the "obsolete" RadChart if I want to generate the image without displaying the chart ?

    Regards,

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  9. Stefan
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    Posted 03 Mar 2016 Link to this post

    Hello Christophe,

    This forums concerns UI for WinForms. Please address your question in the ASP.NET AJAX forums to get proper advice: http://www.telerik.com/forums/aspnet-ajax

    Regards,
    Stefan
    Telerik
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