Need to dynamically add series to a real-time graph

[User (Legacy)]

I have a real-time graph in our windows app using Client/Server 5.1 activex

control. It works fine in the case where the number of series doesn't change

after initialization. However, there seems to be no way to add a new series

after initialization has taken place. I tried to add code to the RealTime

MFC example. The code doesn't crash, but it also doesn't add the series to

the graph. What is the correct way to do this in a real-time graph?

Thanks in advance,

Diana

//***************************************************

void CCfxRealTime::OnAddone()

{

 // TODO: Add your control notification handler code here

 // Switch realtime styles when the end of the

    if (nOffset == 20) {

        m_pChartFX1->RealTimeStyle = CRT_NOWAITARROW;

        m_pChartFX1->Refresh();

        m_pChartFX2->RealTimeStyle = CRT_NOWAITARROW;

        m_pChartFX2->Refresh();

        nOffset++;

    } else {

        if (nOffset < 20)

            nOffset++;

  }

    //insert one point from the left in realtime for each series

    m_pChartFX1->OpenDataEx((CfxCod) (COD_VALUES | COD_INSERTPOINTS), 2, 1);

    m_pChartFX1->ValueEx[0][0] = -50 + rand() % 100;

    m_pChartFX1->ValueEx[1][0] = -50 + rand() % 100;

    m_pChartFX1->CloseData((CfxCod) (COD_VALUES | COD_REALTIME));

    //add one point from the right in realtime for each series

    m_pChartFX2->OpenDataEx((CfxCod) (COD_VALUES | COD_ADDPOINTS), 2, 1);

    m_pChartFX2->ValueEx[0][0] = -50 + rand() % 100;

    m_pChartFX2->ValueEx[1][0] = -50 + rand() % 100;

    m_pChartFX2->CloseData((CfxCod) (COD_VALUES | COD_REALTIME));

// MY CODE START ***************************************************

    static int serCount = 2;

    serCount++;

    m_pChartFX2->OpenDataEx(COD_VALUES, serCount, 20);

    m_pChartFX2->CloseData(COD_VALUES);

    m_pChartFX2->OpenDataEx((CfxCod) (COD_VALUES | COD_ADDPOINTS), 2, 1);

    m_pChartFX2->ValueEx[serCount-1][0] = -50 + rand() % 100;

    m_pChartFX2->CloseData((CfxCod) (COD_VALUES | COD_REALTIME));

// MY CODE END ***************************************************

}

//***************************************************

[Software FX]

The way Real-Time charts work is by creating a Circular Buffer that gets 

allocated only once.

If you want to add a series, this buffer will need to be re-allocated and 

all data will be lost.  To do this you need to do:

chart1.RealTimeSettings.BufferSize = BufferSize;

chart1.OpenData(COD.Values,<new number of series>,0);

chart1.CloseData(COD.Values);

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FP

Software FX