How To Create a 3-D Surface Graph in Visual FoxPro

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Step-by-Step Example

1. Issue the following commands in the Command Window:

      OPEN DATA C:\Vfp\Samples\Data\Testdata.dbc
      CREATE QUERY
   						

2. Select the Orders table.
3. On the Query menu, click Query Destination, and select the Graph option.
4. Using the right mouse button, click the Query Designer, and choose Run Query to invoke the Graph Wizard.
5. Drag two numeric fields to the Data Series list box and drag a character field to the Axis position.
6. Choose the default graph style, and click Finish.
7. After the graph is created, double-click the graph to invoke Microsoft Graph.
8. On the Format menu, click Chart Type, and select the 3-D Surface Graph.

OLE Automation Technique

   PUBLIC x
   x=CREATEOBJECT('Form')
   x.Show
   x.AddObject('graph1','olecontrol','msgraph.chart')
   * class excel.chart could also be used in the above command
   x.graph1.type=14        && this is the 3-D Surface Graph
   x.graph1.height=150
   x.graph1.width=250
   x.graph1.visible=.t.