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Add Pizzazz to Your Web Pages With GDI+

This session reveals the essential pieces of the .NET graphics libraries that allow you to create charts from your data dynamically.

By Walt Ritscher
10/01/2005

Watch the video of the session! (Running time: 56 minutes, Windows Media format)

Reports are a vital part of any business application, and an integral part of reporting is generating charts and graphs. This session reveals the essential pieces of the .NET graphics libraries that allow you to create charts from your data dynamically. You'll discover how to pull your data from multiple sources and bind to your custom chart; how to implement charts as part of a simple ASPX page; how to embed them in user controls; and how to generate them from a Web service. You'll also learn formatting tricks to turn your charts into 3-D masterpieces.

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