There are a variety of VB related usenet groups. They may either be available on your local news server or if not, from the public MS usenet server at msnews.microsoft.com.
You can also search VB related groups at Google. The URL to the main VB category at Google for MS newsgroups is: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=microsoft.public.vb In terms of a library, while I have not had personal experience using it, I know that the Crystal Reports engine seems to be very popular. More information is available at: http://www.crystaldecisions.com/products/crystalreports/rdc/. You'd have to review the specs to determine if it meets your needs. There is a trial download available on the site. Posting to one of the VB groups would be helpful to get some feedback from experienced folks or do a web search for VB sites that have package reviews. Good luck. -- Marc Schwartz To Reply Remove "NOSPAM" in E-Mail Address "Simon, Steve, PhD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message E7AC96207335D411B1E7009027FC284902A9ADBD@EXCHANGE2">news:E7AC96207335D411B1E7009027FC284902A9ADBD@EXCHANGE2... This might be a bit off topic, so please accept my apologies. If anyone can suggest a better place to raise this question, please let me know. I am working on a group project that involves producing some custom charts using Visual BASIC. I won't be doing the programming myself, so I do not have the choice to consider an alternative programming environment. I'd like to find some type of graphics library that could produce good quality charts. The project requires the production of time trend charts where the user will have choices about the date range. The user will also need to look at subsets of the data. The data will come from a Microsoft SQL Server database. The software that we produce needs to be a stand alone system, so linking into statistical software like S-plus won't work. Some of the capabilities that I would like to have are: 1. Ability to draw line graphs and add reference lines and text. 2. Flexibility in labeling axes. 3. Ability to plot multiple panels (e.g., plot four charts in a two by two grid). 4. Ability to print, copy to the clipboard, and save to a file. 5. Use "MouseOver" to identify individual data points. I also want something where the graphs look professional. Thanks in advance for any help that you can provide. Steve Simon, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Standard Disclaimer. The STATS web page has moved to http://www.childrens-mercy.org/stats ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================
