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    converting X,Y chart points into actual coordinates

    Hi all. I have the working macros, that extract x,y points from an embedded chart. Now the problem is that x,y points that it gives my is some internal numbers and i dont know how to convert it into actual coordinates (in my case, x - dates, y - some values). So instead of getting x,y points of this chart, i need to get (1/19/2012, 900). Unfortunately, I cant upload the workbook but here the working code:

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    Any help will be highly appreciated.

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    Re: converting X,Y chart points into actual coordinates

    Assuming this is an XY scatter plot, it would seem to me that all you need is to get the x, y ID numbers for a couple of points where you know the real X and Y values (maybe lower left and upper right corners of the plot). Once you have the data to relate the internal ID numbers to real numbers for two points, it should be simple linear interpolation to relate the real X Y values for any point on the chart.

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    Re: converting X,Y chart points into actual coordinates

    It's interesting thought. Thank you. I'll try it out and report then results.

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    Re: converting X,Y chart points into actual coordinates

    Here is the report. It works only theoretically. In practice, it didn't work due to excel shortcomings. it's too long to explain. I would say now all this code up there is useless. But thank you a lot for help.

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    Re: converting X,Y chart points into actual coordinates

    You need to use the other 3 arguments to determine what was clicked and then extract the values.

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