Example: NewData method

Private Sub UpdatePens2D()
' Update the pens with a 2D array.
' This example sends 100 readings to the graph at once.
Dim Var As Variant
ReDim vararray(1 To Trend1.Pens.Count, 100) As Variant
Dim i, j As Integer
For j = 1 To 100
' Produce data for 100 points
For i = 1 To Trend1.Pens.Count
vararray(i, j) = i * 10 * Rnd
Next i
Next j
' Set the buffer to hold all the new points and a few extras.
Trendx1.BufferSize = 150
Var = vararray
' Send new data to the chart.
' The first point is 100 seconds before now.
' The interval between points is 1000 milliseconds: 1 second.
' The data is in 'Var'.
Trend1.NewData DateAdd("s", -100, Now), 1000, Var
End Sub

Private Sub UpdatePens()
 Dim Var As Variant
 ReDim vararray(1 To Pens.Count) As Variant
 For i = 1 To Pens.Count
  ' For a real application, vararray(i) would be
  ' set to real data.
  ' For example,
  ' vararray(i) = txtPLCData(i).text
  ' where txtPLCData is an array of text fields
  ' being fed PLC data via DDE.
  vararray(i) = i * 10 * Rnd
 Next
 Var = vararray
 Trend1.NewData Now, Timer2.Interval, Var
End Sub