Re: Many Dates on X-Axis

[User (Legacy)]

Thanks for your reply Frank.. 

The problem I have now is that as soon as I set the STEP to 1, my labels 

disappear because it seems to write " "'s into the non-used labels. I am 

sure I am doing something fundamentally wrong and I have included my code 

hoping you will look at it and immediately work out what a dunce I am... 

Regards 

Jon Sherren 

public npoints 

close datab 

use p_1 

sele open, high, low, close, vol, date from p_1 into array ppp 

npoints = _tally 

sdate = year(ppp(1,6)) 

with thisform.chartfx1 

** read previously saved template 

.import(CHART_CFXOLETEMPLATE,"e:\template.chd") 

.gallery = OPENHILOWCLOSE 

.OpenDataEx (COD_VALUES,4,npoints) 

for j = 0 to npoints-1 

* only label when the year changes 

if sdate <> year(ppp(j+1,6)) 

.axis(AXIS_X).label(j) = ppp(j+1,6) 

sdate = year(ppp(j+1,6)) 

endif 

.valueEx(OHLC_open,j) = ppp(j+1,1) 

.valueEx(OHLC_high,j) = ppp(j+1,2) 

.valueEx(OHLC_low,j) = ppp(j+1,3) 

.valueEx(OHLC_close,j) = ppp(j+1,4) 

next j 

.closeData (COD_VALUES) 

*.axis(AXIS_X).tickmark = TS_NONE  &&&& try turning off the tickmarks 

.adm(CSA_XGAP) = 1 

.Axis(AXIS_X).Grid = .f. 

.Axis(AXIS_X).Format = "Dyyyy" 

.Axis(AXIS_Y).min = 300 

endwith 

Francisco Padron wrote in message ... 

>So, you want an "uneven" step (the physical distance between two 

consecutive 

>labels can vary) ?, If so, the only way you can achieve this is by manually 

>setting the X-Axis labels ONLY for those points that you want to label. In 

>your case that will be one label per year. For instance, you may want to 

>label the first point of each year. 

> 

>You can use the Label property to set these labels. 

> 

>Note: You need to set the X-Axis Step to 1. 

> 

>Frank 

>SFX 

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