Export two overlapping charts to .gif

[DynamiteSkippy]

I have a worksheet with two overlapping charts and I am trying to export them
to .gif picture format. I have tried several ways and have run out of
creativity... Can anyone help??


Private Sub ChartExporter()
Dim SaveLoc As String
Dim Pict As Object
Dim chrt
Dim i As Integer

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Set Pict =
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Front").Shapes.Range(Array("Trend_Chart",
"Discrete_Chart")).Select
'ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Front").ChartGroups() ''ERROR: out
of range???
'ActiveSheet.Shapes.Range(Array("Trend_Chart",
"Discrete_Chart")).Select ''ERROR: Object Required???

'ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Front").Shapes.Range(Array("Trend_Chart",
"Discrete_Chart")).Select ''ERROR: Object Required???
Set chrt = Pict.chart

SaveLoc = ThisWorkbook.Path & Application.PathSeparator & "Chart" & ".gif"
chrt.Export Filename:=SaveLoc, FilterName:="GIF"

'Clear chart variable
Set chrt = Nothing

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End Sub

 

[Tim Williams]

Bit complicated, but you could create an empty chart as a container
and then use CopyPicture to copy each chart and paste it into the
container chart. Then export the container chart.

Sub Macro1()

With ActiveSheet
.ChartObjects("Chart 2").Chart.CopyPicture _
Appearance:=xlPrinter, Size:=xlScreen, Format:=xlPicture

.ChartObjects("container").Chart.Paste

.ChartObjects("Chart 1").Chart.CopyPicture _
Appearance:=xlPrinter, Size:=xlScreen, Format:=xlPicture

.ChartObjects("container").Chart.Paste

'now position the pictures and size the container....

End With

'export the container chart

End Sub


Tim.

 

[DynamiteSkippy]

Perhaps I am misunderstanding you but I can't seem to get that to work. I
played around with it and I am not sure that the entire 'container' chart
actually works. Everytime it completely replaces the object.

Could you give me a little more explaination or code??

-L

 

[Tim Williams]

L,

I'm assuming you want to arrange on chart above the other and that
both are the same dimensions.
If that's not the case then I'm sure you will be able to adapt this.
Tested OK for me (Excel 2002 on XP)

Tim.


Option Explicit

Sub Tester()
ExportBoth "Chart 1", "Chart 2"
End Sub


Sub ExportBoth(Chart1 As String, Chart2 As String)

Dim c As ChartObject
Dim e1 As ChartObject
Dim e2 As ChartObject

With ActiveSheet
Set e1 = .ChartObjects(Chart1)
Set e2 = .ChartObjects(Chart2)
Set c = .ChartObjects.Add(10, 10, 10, 10)
End With

c.Height = e1.Height + e2.Height + 10
c.Width = e1.Width + 10

e1.Chart.CopyPicture _
Appearance:=xlPrinter, Size:=xlScreen, _
Format:=xlPicture
c.Chart.Paste

e2.Chart.CopyPicture _
Appearance:=xlPrinter, Size:=xlScreen, _
Format:=xlPicture
c.Chart.Paste

With c.Chart
.Shapes(1).Left = 1
.Shapes(1).Top = 1
.Shapes(2).Left = 1
.Shapes(1).Top = c.Chart.Shapes(1).Height
.Export ThisWorkbook.Path & "\two charts.gif", "GIF"
End With

c.Delete


End Sub