Generates the chart in the requested format and returns the relative url location of the generated cache file as a string.

object.GetOutputLocation 

Arguments

object

Required. A Chart object.

Return Value

The string that specifies the relative url location of the generated chart in the public cache.

Remarks

The method actually:

• generates the content (SVG, PNG, JPG, SWF or PDF data) from the chart object
• writes it as a file into the public cache
• returns a the relative url pointing to the generated file in the public cache

The format of the generated content can be specified by the method SetOutputFormat.

For a SVG image file (SVG) the method returns a string like this one:

  "/charts_cache/9A7DE3D6-CE1E412B.svg"

For a JPEG image file (JPG) the method returns a string like this one:

  "/charts_cache/9A7DE3D6-CE1E412B.jpg"

For a PNG image file (PNG) the method returns a string like this one:

  "/charts_cache/9A7DE3D6-CE1E412B.png"

For an Adobe Flash movie (SWF) the method returns a string like this one:

  "/charts_cache/9A7DE3D6-CE1E412B.swf"

For a PDF document file (PDF) the method returns a string like this one:

  "/charts_cache/9A7DE3D6-CE1E412B.pdf"

VBScript Sample Code

The following VBScript code illustrates use of the GetOutputLocation method.

<%
  'Create the chart series
  chart.SetDataFromQuery
  chart.LoadStyle "C:\myStyle.scs"

  chart.SetWidth 400
  chart.SetHeight 200

  'We can now generate the chart as a JPEG image
  chart.SetOutputFormat "JPG"
%>

Here is the chart rendered as an image:<br>
<img src="<%= chart.GetOutputLocation %>" width=400 height=200>

See Also

SetOutputFormat Method | GetHTMLTag Method | SetCacheName Method | SetPrivateCacheDir Method | SetMaxCacheSize Method | ClearCache Method | UseCache Method

Applies To: Chart Object