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Semi Circular Meter
I need to represent values in a form (and report) from 4.0 to 9.0 on a
semi-circular meter (like a watch face with only one hand) with the value 4.0 at 270 degrees (9:00), the value 6.5 at 0 degrees (12:00) and the value 9.0 at 90 degrees (3:00). Increments are in tenths (3.6 degrees per increment). There are 5 meters on the form and while the range of data is different for each – once I get one working, I should be able to figure out the rest. The value is static once the form is opened, but is computed each time the form is opened. The left side (1/2 of the semi circle – a quadrant) of the meter’s background is green and the right side is red. The value indicator is a radius line or an arrow from the center of the semi-circle to the appropriate value. I can do this with a progress type bar but my client wants a semi-circular meter (“Speedometer” he calls it). I can also do this with different images of each meter for each value, but I hope there is a more elegant way to do this. Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, Jeff |
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Semi Circular Meter
Did you try looking at some of the third party controls as I suggested in
your last post? Try searching for gauge controls on google. http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...gauge+controls look for activeX components Throw "activeX" into the search above. There seems to be a lot of gauge controls for .net, but you need ActiveX for it to work in Access. Otherwise different images might be the way to go. Mark RPT Software http://www.rptsoftware.com "Jael" wrote in message news I need to represent values in a form (and report) from 4.0 to 9.0 on a semi-circular meter (like a watch face with only one hand) with the value 4.0 at 270 degrees (9:00), the value 6.5 at 0 degrees (12:00) and the value 9.0 at 90 degrees (3:00). Increments are in tenths (3.6 degrees per increment). There are 5 meters on the form and while the range of data is different for each - once I get one working, I should be able to figure out the rest. The value is static once the form is opened, but is computed each time the form is opened. The left side (1/2 of the semi circle - a quadrant) of the meter's background is green and the right side is red. The value indicator is a radius line or an arrow from the center of the semi-circle to the appropriate value. I can do this with a progress type bar but my client wants a semi-circular meter ("Speedometer" he calls it). I can also do this with different images of each meter for each value, but I hope there is a more elegant way to do this. Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, Jeff |
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Semi Circular Meter
#8 on this link has an analog clock that might be fun to play with.
http://www.accessmvp.com/JConrad/acc...calendars.html Jael wrote: I need to represent values in a form (and report) from 4.0 to 9.0 on a semi-circular meter (like a watch face with only one hand) with the value 4.0 at 270 degrees (9:00), the value 6.5 at 0 degrees (12:00) and the value 9.0 at 90 degrees (3:00). Increments are in tenths (3.6 degrees per increment). There are 5 meters on the form and while the range of data is different for each – once I get one working, I should be able to figure out the rest. The value is static once the form is opened, but is computed each time the form is opened. The left side (1/2 of the semi circle – a quadrant) of the meter’s background is green and the right side is red. The value indicator is a radius line or an arrow from the center of the semi-circle to the appropriate value. I can do this with a progress type bar but my client wants a semi-circular meter (“Speedometer” he calls it). I can also do this with different images of each meter for each value, but I hope there is a more elegant way to do this. Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, Jeff -- RuralGuy (RG for short) aka Allan Bunch MS Access MVP - acXP WinXP Pro Please post back to this forum so all may benefit. Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com |
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