Sub movingrangechartmacro()
Dim co As ChartObject
Dim ct As Chart
Dim scl As SeriesCollection
Dim ser1 As Series
Dim chartname As String
Sheets("MovingRange").Select
Set co = Worksheets("MovingRange").ChartObjects.Add(Range("H8").Left, Range("H8").Top, 2500, 500)
'chartname = Worksheets("process_capability").Range("D15").Value
chartname = "movingrange"
co.Name = chartname
' MsgBox (co.Name)
Set ct = co.Chart
With ct
.HasLegend = True
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Text = "Moving Range Chart"
Set sc1 = .SeriesCollection
Set ser1 = sc1.NewSeries
With ser1
.Name = Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("B1").Value
.xvalues = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown))
.Values = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("B1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("B1").End(xlDown))
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'.Select
'.Smooth = True
End With
Set sc1 = .SeriesCollection
Set ser1 = sc1.NewSeries
With ser1
.Name = Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("D1").Value
.xvalues = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown))
.Values = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("D1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("D1").End(xlDown))
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'.Select
'.Smooth = True
End With
Set sc1 = .SeriesCollection
Set ser1 = sc1.NewSeries
With ser1
.Name = Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("E1").Value
.xvalues = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown))
.Values = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("E1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("E1").End(xlDown))
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'.Select
'.Smooth = True
End With
Set sc1 = .SeriesCollection
Set ser1 = sc1.NewSeries
With ser1
.Name = Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("F1").Value
.xvalues = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown))
.Values = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("F1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("F1").End(xlDown))
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'.Select
'.Smooth = True
End With
.Axes(xlValue).MajorGridlines.Select
Selection.Delete
Dim high, low As Long
high = Round(((Application.WorksheetFunction.max(.SeriesCollection(2).Values))), 0)
'MsgBox (high)
low = Round(((Application.WorksheetFunction.min(.SeriesCollection(4).Values))), 0)
'MsgBox (low)
.Axes(xlValue).Select
.Axes(xlValue).MinimumScale = low
.Axes(xlValue).MaximumScale = high
.Axes(xlValue).MajorUnit = 0.5
Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown)).Select
high = Round(Application.WorksheetFunction.max(Selection), 0)
'MsgBox (high)
low = Round(Application.WorksheetFunction.min(Selection), 0)
.Axes(xlCategory).Select
.Axes(xlCategory).MinimumScale = low
.Axes(xlCategory).MaximumScale = high
.Axes(xlCategory).MajorUnit = 1
'X axis name
.Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.Text = "Day Index"
'y-axis name
.Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.Text = "Gas Use"
'coloring and designing the marker and the data series
Set sc1 = ct.SeriesCollection(1)
With sc1
.Format.Line.Weight = 2 'Line.Weigth works ever
.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse 'for Line.ForeColor getting to work we have to cheat something
.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'now it works
.MarkerSize = 8
.MarkerBackgroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker background
.MarkerForegroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker foreground (lines around)
End With
'coloring UCL seriescollection
Set sc1 = ct.SeriesCollection(2)
With sc1
.Format.Line.Weight = 4 'Line.Weigth works ever
.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse 'for Line.ForeColor getting to work we have to cheat something
.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0) 'now it works
'.MarkerSize = 8
'.MarkerBackgroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker background
'.MarkerForegroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker foreground (lines around)
End With
'coloring LCL seriescollection
Set sc1 = ct.SeriesCollection(4)
With sc1
.Format.Line.Weight = 4 'Line.Weigth works ever
.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse 'for Line.ForeColor getting to work we have to cheat something
.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0) 'now it works
'.MarkerSize = 8
'.MarkerBackgroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker background
'.MarkerForegroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker foreground (lines around)
End With
'coloring CL seriescollection
Set sc1 = ct.SeriesCollection(3)
With sc1
.Format.Line.Weight = 4 'Line.Weigth works ever
.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse 'for Line.ForeColor getting to work we have to cheat something
.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 255, 0) 'now it works
'.MarkerSize = 8
'.MarkerBackgroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker background
'.MarkerForegroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker foreground (lines around)
End With
End With
End Sub
The picture of chart to be created
Dim co As ChartObject
Dim ct As Chart
Dim scl As SeriesCollection
Dim ser1 As Series
Dim chartname As String
Sheets("MovingRange").Select
Set co = Worksheets("MovingRange").ChartObjects.Add(Range("H8").Left, Range("H8").Top, 2500, 500)
'chartname = Worksheets("process_capability").Range("D15").Value
chartname = "movingrange"
co.Name = chartname
' MsgBox (co.Name)
Set ct = co.Chart
With ct
.HasLegend = True
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Text = "Moving Range Chart"
Set sc1 = .SeriesCollection
Set ser1 = sc1.NewSeries
With ser1
.Name = Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("B1").Value
.xvalues = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown))
.Values = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("B1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("B1").End(xlDown))
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'.Select
'.Smooth = True
End With
Set sc1 = .SeriesCollection
Set ser1 = sc1.NewSeries
With ser1
.Name = Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("D1").Value
.xvalues = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown))
.Values = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("D1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("D1").End(xlDown))
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'.Select
'.Smooth = True
End With
Set sc1 = .SeriesCollection
Set ser1 = sc1.NewSeries
With ser1
.Name = Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("E1").Value
.xvalues = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown))
.Values = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("E1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("E1").End(xlDown))
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'.Select
'.Smooth = True
End With
Set sc1 = .SeriesCollection
Set ser1 = sc1.NewSeries
With ser1
.Name = Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("F1").Value
.xvalues = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown))
.Values = Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("F1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("F1").End(xlDown))
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'.Select
'.Smooth = True
End With
.Axes(xlValue).MajorGridlines.Select
Selection.Delete
Dim high, low As Long
high = Round(((Application.WorksheetFunction.max(.SeriesCollection(2).Values))), 0)
'MsgBox (high)
low = Round(((Application.WorksheetFunction.min(.SeriesCollection(4).Values))), 0)
'MsgBox (low)
.Axes(xlValue).Select
.Axes(xlValue).MinimumScale = low
.Axes(xlValue).MaximumScale = high
.Axes(xlValue).MajorUnit = 0.5
Range(Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").Offset(1, 0), Worksheets("MovingRange").Range("A1").End(xlDown)).Select
high = Round(Application.WorksheetFunction.max(Selection), 0)
'MsgBox (high)
low = Round(Application.WorksheetFunction.min(Selection), 0)
.Axes(xlCategory).Select
.Axes(xlCategory).MinimumScale = low
.Axes(xlCategory).MaximumScale = high
.Axes(xlCategory).MajorUnit = 1
'X axis name
.Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.Text = "Day Index"
'y-axis name
.Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.Text = "Gas Use"
'coloring and designing the marker and the data series
Set sc1 = ct.SeriesCollection(1)
With sc1
.Format.Line.Weight = 2 'Line.Weigth works ever
.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse 'for Line.ForeColor getting to work we have to cheat something
.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'now it works
.MarkerSize = 8
.MarkerBackgroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker background
.MarkerForegroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker foreground (lines around)
End With
'coloring UCL seriescollection
Set sc1 = ct.SeriesCollection(2)
With sc1
.Format.Line.Weight = 4 'Line.Weigth works ever
.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse 'for Line.ForeColor getting to work we have to cheat something
.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0) 'now it works
'.MarkerSize = 8
'.MarkerBackgroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker background
'.MarkerForegroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker foreground (lines around)
End With
'coloring LCL seriescollection
Set sc1 = ct.SeriesCollection(4)
With sc1
.Format.Line.Weight = 4 'Line.Weigth works ever
.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse 'for Line.ForeColor getting to work we have to cheat something
.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0) 'now it works
'.MarkerSize = 8
'.MarkerBackgroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker background
'.MarkerForegroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker foreground (lines around)
End With
'coloring CL seriescollection
Set sc1 = ct.SeriesCollection(3)
With sc1
.Format.Line.Weight = 4 'Line.Weigth works ever
.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse 'for Line.ForeColor getting to work we have to cheat something
.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 255, 0) 'now it works
'.MarkerSize = 8
'.MarkerBackgroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker background
'.MarkerForegroundColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'marker foreground (lines around)
End With
End With
End Sub
The picture of chart to be created
The source Data
The video where the chart is created manually
The link from stackoverflow which helped me regarding marker on series collection on a chart issue