Updating a Chart on Open

[Larry Bud]

I have a template excel file with two charts and one set of data.
Using ASP I am updating the dataset with the appropriate values. That
works fine, however when the XLS file is opened, the chart does not
reflect the new values. The only way I have found to update the chart
is to change one of the cells in the data range, then change it back.

Can I create a macro that will run when the file is opened so that the
charts will auto refresh?

TIA.

[Larry Bud]

Larry Bud wrote:
> I have a template excel file with two charts and one set of data.
> Using ASP I am updating the dataset with the appropriate values. That
> works fine, however when the XLS file is opened, the chart does not
> reflect the new values. The only way I have found to update the chart
> is to change one of the cells in the data range, then change it back.
>
> Can I create a macro that will run when the file is opened so that the
> charts will auto refresh?

Funny how you can work on something for 4 hours, then post a message,
then figure a workaround 5 minutes later ;-)

This IS a workaround, and if anyone has a direct method, please let me
know. What I did was create a 2nd blank sheet, and save my template
file so that Sheet2 is the current sheet.

For some reason when the user activates Sheet1, it updates the
charting. So I created a macro to automatically activate sheet1 on
load. It works, but it's kinda messy.