Rachel already showed you what you can do ( Master-Detail Mail Merge ) with a generic calculated field like DOCVARIABLE . I want to take it a bit further and show you how to create a custom field. Would you like to embed a chart into your documents? Field Code: CHART Switches: \c – Specifies the chart...

In XtraCharts the Legend is a very versatile object allowing you a high degree of customization and interactivity. Why Legends? leg·end noun \ˈle-jənd\ (from Merriam-webster.com ) 2c: an explanatory list of the symbols defined on a map or chart The purpose of the legend is to help the viewer understand...

DXperience v2011.1 will bring you a number of new chart types, in this post we are going to look at three of them: Stacked Line, Full-Stacked Line and Step Area. Each of these has a specific use and type or data view that it is particularly good at illustrating. Stacked Line Chart The Stacked Line Chart...

I have came across my really old Genetic Algorithm code and thought I’d share it with you. The easiest way to understand GA is to think of it as a search function, a search for a way to get to a solution. Imagine you have a problem and you know the solution to it, but you don’t know how to...

One of the pleasures of being in a downtime at a show like DevConnections is that you can browse the What’s New of our various products through the new Demo Center. Yes, I know I get notified of the new features well in time, but there’s nothing like actually seeing the feature in action...

You may recall a blog post by Paul along with a video tutorial that demonstrated how to bind a PivotGrid Control to a database and then use the pivot grid to populate a chart control within the same application. Based on the records selected, the chart would automatically update to represent the selected...

Last time I have introduced you to a custom OData extension !summary . But as exciting as it was, the standard .NET Data Client Library does not support it. Why should it right? It does not know about it. To solve this, the eXpress Persistent Objects (XPO) Toolkit now includes a client side library that...

The Winforms Charting package of the XtraCharts Suite has always provided a comprehensive and advanced solution for visualizing data in your application. When it comes to financial charts, you can select to use OHLC or Candelstick charts to plot your data and then draw the necessary trend lines. But...

XtraCharts, our premiere charting suite for both WinForms and ASP.NET, is getting even more charts and features in the DXperience v2010.1 release! Check out what XtraCharts will provide you in the next major release: New Series View Types Side-by-Side Stacked and Side-by-Side Full-Stacked Bar series...

I twisted Damon's arm in the recent conference call on DevExpress R&D progress to show me some of the new things that his team has already added to our charting products for v2010 vol 1. This morning I got an image-laden email that caused Outlook to sweat a bit and all I can say is they've...