Placing annoation objects before a chart window is created.

[User (Legacy)]

I am trying to place annotation objects onto a chart before the window is 

created and not having much luck. 

Specifically, it doesn't matter what I specify for Top and Left for the 

annotation object; when the chart window is created the annotation objects 

all show up at the chart area origin (that is, the bottom left corner; not 

the window origin at the top right.) If I choose the location of the 

annoation objects AFTER creating the window, everything works fine. 

My goal is to be able to create a series of charts in a windowless batch 

process (to be printed or directly exported to bitmaps) and use annotation 

text to display the date generated near the top left corner of each one. 

However, if I print or export a graph that I have not created in a window, 

the annotation objects again all default to the bottom left. 

In contrast, if I create a fixed legend box, I can specify it's location 

before creating the chart window and it will come up in the right place, and 

will also print in roughly the right place regardless of if I have ever 

created a window. This is the funationality I need from the annotation 

objects. 

(Using VC++,DLL) 

Andrew Pane 

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