I would consider rolling my own. I have a report in the Corp Tech Demos at
http://www.invisibleinc.com/divFiles.cfm?divDivID=4 that creates charts with
labels without using a graph control. You could store your markup
information in a table that sets the position. This would only work in a
report.
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Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP
"raypiscopo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Duane,
>
> I was aware this will be difficult, but I have already invested a heap of
> time in this and don't want to abandon it. If you have any useful samples
> they would be much appreciated
>
>
> cheers
>
>
> "Duane Hookom" wrote:
>
>> I don't think Access can do this without a LOT of work. Displaying
>> results
>> of numbers is not that difficult. Creating and storing mark-up
>> information
>> adds a level of complexity that would require a third-party application.
>>
>> --
>> Duane Hookom
>> MS Access MVP
>>
>>
>> "raypiscopo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> > Hi again all,
>> >
>> > I think a little more explanation of my needs is required. I don't just
>> > need
>> > to chart data. I need to be able to make edits to the chart at runtime.
>> > i.e.
>> > adding lines and text which can then be stored to the native database
>> > for
>> > the chart and be displayed exactly as they were created the next time
>> > the
>> > chart is displayed. Can anyone help?
>> >
>> > cheers
>>
>>
>>