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2nd Req: Series style function oddity in SP1

Dale M.
8/29/2004 8:51:02 PM

sql server reporting services:

I'll try posting this again, since it garnered no reply the first time.

Greetings.

I found an odd issue when working with a series style in a line chart
in SP1. I was using my own function to determine the color of the
series. So I entered =Code.PickColor(Fields!ResultSort.Value) for the
formula. My code is this:
Public Function PickColor(iResultSort As Integer) As String
Dim sColor As String
Select Case iResultSort
Case 0: sColor = "#000000" ' Black, Full
Case 3: sColor = "#800000" ' Brown, Avg
End Select
PickColor = sColor
End Function
The ResultSort field is defined in SQL as an integer. What happened
on the chart is that the data line was drawn in the color expected,
but from the end of the line to the x axis, a black line was drawn.
If I change the code to use a String instead:
Public Function PickColor(sResultSort As String) As String
Dim sColor As String
Select Case sResultSort
Case "0": sColor = "#000000" ' Black, Full
Case "3": sColor = "#800000" ' Brown, Avg
End Select
PickColor = sColor
End Function
then it draws as expected.

I would sort of like to know if there is something that I am missing
here that causes it to behave like this or if there is an issue with
the functionality.

I have the rdl and sample data as xml attached here, and can email
screenshots or whatever if desired.

Thanks.

Dale.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Report
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2003/10/reportdefinition"
xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner">
<RightMargin>1in</RightMargin>
<Body>
<ReportItems>
<Chart Name="chart1">
<ThreeDProperties>
<Rotation>30</Rotation>
<Inclination>30</Inclination>
<Shading>Simple</Shading>
<WallThickness>50</WallThickness>
</ThreeDProperties>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>White</BackgroundColor>
</Style>
<Legend>
<Visible>true</Visible>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
<Position>RightCenter</Position>
</Legend>
<Palette>Default</Palette>
<ChartData>
<ChartSeries>
<DataPoints>
<DataPoint>
<DataValues>
<DataValue>
<Value>=Fields!DPC.Value</Value>
</DataValue>
</DataValues>
<DataLabel />
<Style>
<BorderColor>
<Default>=Code.PickColor( Fields!ResultSort.Value
)</Default>
</BorderColor>
</Style>
<Marker>
<Type>Auto</Type>
<Size>6pt</Size>
</Marker>
</DataPoint>
</DataPoints>
</ChartSeries>
</ChartData>
<CategoryAxis>
<Axis>
<Title />
<MajorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MajorGridLines>
<MinorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MinorGridLines>
<MajorTickMarks>Outside</MajorTickMarks>
<Min>0</Min>
<Visible>true</Visible>
</Axis>
</CategoryAxis>
<DataSetName>DataSet1</DataSetName>
<PointWidth>0</PointWidth>
<Type>Line</Type>
<Title />
<CategoryGroupings>
<CategoryGrouping>
<DynamicCategories>
<Grouping Name="chart1_CategoryGroup1">
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression>=Fields!DaysAfter.Value</GroupExpression>
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
<Label>=Fields!DaysAfter.Value</Label>
</DynamicCategories>
</CategoryGrouping>
</CategoryGroupings>
<SeriesGroupings>
<SeriesGrouping>
<DynamicSeries>
<Grouping Name="chart1_SeriesGroup1">
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression>=Fields!ResultSort.Value</GroupExpression>
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
<Label>=Fields!ResultSort.Value</Label>
</DynamicSeries>
</SeriesGrouping>
</SeriesGroupings>
<Subtype>Plain</Subtype>
<PlotArea>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>White</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</PlotArea>
<ValueAxis>
<Axis>
<Title />
<MajorGridLines>
<ShowGridLines>true</ShowGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MajorGridLines>
<MinorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MinorGridLines>
<MajorTickMarks>Outside</MajorTickMarks>
<Min>0</Min>
<Margin>true</Margin>
<Visible>true</Visible>
<Scalar>true</Scalar>
</Axis>
</ValueAxis>
</Chart>
</ReportItems>
<Style />
<Height>5.125in</Height>
</Body>
<TopMargin>1in</TopMargin>
<DataSources>
<DataSource Name="List_History ReadOnly">
<rd:DataSourceID>f2bd5a97-e7bc-444d-a3f9-b6f33e8fb5a7</rd:DataSourceID>
<DataSourceReference>List_History ReadOnly</DataSourceReference>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<Code>Public Function PickColor(iResultSort As Integer) As String
Dim sColor As String
Select Case iResultSort
Case 0: sColor = "#000000" ' Black, Full
Case 3: sColor = "#800000" ' Brown, Avg
End Select
PickColor = sColor
End Function

Public Function PickLineWidth(sResultSort As String) As String
Dim sWidth As String
Select Case sResultSort
Case 0: sWidth = "1.5pt" ' Thicker
Case Else: sWidth = "1pt" ' Normal
End Select
End Function
</Code>
<Width>6.625in</Width>
<DataSets>
<DataSet Name="DataSet1">
<Fields>
<Field Name="DaysAfter">
<DataField>DaysAfter</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.Int32</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="ResultSort">
<DataField>ResultSort</DataField>

Re: 2nd Req: Series style function oddity in SP1

Robert Bruckner [MSFT]
9/19/2004 5:56:11 PM

Please check this posting:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsvcs&mid=f33c29d0-dbdf-4509-b67c-e517c1959e64&sloc=en-us

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