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ASP.net Chart generation causes server error

Hi
I am using the following code to generate a chart on the timer tick. All works fine in debugging but it crashes on line and I get the error shown below. I also ran the timer tick without the oAdd_Random_Chart() call and it caused the error. So it looks like the timer tick as the main problem

  Protected Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
        oAdd_Random_Chart()
    End Sub

 Sub oAdd_Random_Chart()
        ' Initialize the Chart object    
        Dim chart1 As New Chart()
        chart1.ID = "chart1"

        'Add to do code here

        ' Initialize objects and elements
        Dim chartArea1 As New ChartArea()
        Dim legend1 As New Legend()
        Dim series1 As New Series()
        Dim series2 As New Series()
        Dim series3 As New Series()
        Dim series4 As New Series()
        Dim series5 As New Series()

        ' Set the Chart Properties
        chart1.Width = 900
        chart1.Height = 340

        chart1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy
        chart1.BorderSkin.SkinStyle = BorderSkinStyle.Emboss

        chart1.BorderlineColor = System.Drawing.Color.Gray
        'chart1.BorderLineStyle = ChartDashStyle.Solid
        chart1.BorderlineWidth = 4
        chart1.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.LeftRight

        ' Set the ChartArea properties
        chartArea1.Name = "Default"
        chartArea1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.SlateGray
        chartArea1.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.LeftRight

        'Enable AJAX features such as zooming and scrolling for the ChartArea
        'chartArea1.CursorX.UserEnabled = True
        'chartArea1.CursorY.UserEnabled = True

        ' Add the ChartArea to the Chart
        chart1.ChartAreas.Add(chartArea1)

        ' Set the Legend properties
        legend1.Name = "Default"
        legend1.Docking = Docking.Bottom
        legend1.LegendStyle = LegendStyle.Row
        legend1.Alignment = System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Center

        legend1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
        legend1.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
        legend1.BorderWidth = 1

        ' Add the Legend to the Chart
        chart1.Legends.Add(legend1)

        ' Set the Series properties
        series1.Name = "Store 1"
        series1.ChartType = SeriesChartType.Line
        series1.BorderColor = Drawing.Color.Black
        series1.BorderWidth = 3
        'following two lines used to change series line colors....
        series1.EmptyPointStyle.Color = Drawing.Color.Transparent
        series1.Color = Drawing.Color.DodgerBlue

        series2.Name = "Store 2"
        series2.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkSlateGray
        series2.BorderWidth = 3
        series2.ChartType = SeriesChartType.Line
        'following two lines used to change series line colors....
        series2.EmptyPointStyle.Color = Drawing.Color.Transparent
        series2.Color = Drawing.Color.Green

        series3.Name = "Store 3"
        series3.BorderWidth = 3
        series3.ChartType = SeriesChartType.Line
        'following two lines used to change series line colors....
        series3.EmptyPointStyle.Color = Drawing.Color.Transparent
        series3.Color = Drawing.Color.Red


        series4.Name = "Store 4"
        series4.BorderWidth = 3
        series4.ChartType = SeriesChartType.Line
        'following two lines used to change series line colors....
        series4.EmptyPointStyle.Color = Drawing.Color.Transparent
        series4.Color = Drawing.Color.Olive


        series5.Name = "Store 5"
        series5.BorderWidth = 3
        series5.ChartType = SeriesChartType.Line
        'following two lines used to change series line colors....
        series5.EmptyPointStyle.Color = Drawing.Color.Transparent
        series5.Color = Drawing.Color.MintCream

        ' Add the Series to the Chart
        chart1.Series.Add(series1)
        chart1.Series.Add(series2)
        chart1.Series.Add(series3)
        chart1.Series.Add(series4)
        chart1.Series.Add(series5)

        ' Add points to each series.
        Dim rnd As New Random()
        Dim S As String = "Laptops,Desktops,Cameras,Smart Phones,Phones,Batteries,Computer Bags,Camera Bags,Accessories,Airtime,Modems,Memory Sticks,3g USB Modems"
        Dim arrSplit As Object = Split(S, ",")
        Dim oNewRandomNumber As String

        For Each ser As Series In chart1.Series
            For i As Integer = 0 To 12
                'ser.Points.AddY(rnd.[Next](5, 10))
                oNewRandomNumber = rnd.[Next](0, 100)
                If ser.Name = "Store 1" Then
                    oNewRandomNumber = oNewRandomNumber * 0.5
                ElseIf ser.Name = "Store 2" Then
                    oNewRandomNumber = oNewRandomNumber * 0.7
                ElseIf ser.Name = "Store 3" Then
                    oNewRandomNumber = oNewRandomNumber * 0.9
                ElseIf ser.Name = "Store 4" Then
                    oNewRandomNumber = oNewRandomNumber * 0.3
                ElseIf ser.Name = "Store 5" Then
                    oNewRandomNumber = oNewRandomNumber * 0.6
                End If
                ser.Points.AddXY(arrSplit(i), oNewRandomNumber)
            Next
        Next

        Dim oTitle As String = "Sales Activity Across Stores"
        chart1.Titles.Add(New Title(oTitle, Docking.Top, New Font("Century Gothic", 13, FontStyle.Regular), Drawing.Color.White))
        'Preserve the chart's state during callbacks
        'chart1.CallbackStateContent = CallbackStateContent.All

        Me.Panel1.Controls.Add(chart1)
    End Sub

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Nasir Razzaq

That URL does not look right. Does the page navigate to that URL automatically?

Murray Brown

ASKER

Hi. Yes it navigates there automatically

Murray Brown

ASKER

Hi. I finally managed to change the web config to show the following error:

Server Error in '/' Application.

Invalid temp images directory in chart handler configuration [c:\TempImageFiles\]. Please edit the web.config file. The CharImageHandler key, Dir value must point to a valid directory. The directory is required for temporary image storage when storage mode equals file system.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Invalid temp images directory in chart handler configuration [c:\TempImageFiles\]. Please edit the web.config file. The CharImageHandler key, Dir value must point to a valid directory. The directory is required for temporary image storage when storage mode equals file system.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[DirectoryNotFoundException: Invalid temp images directory in chart handler configuration [c:\TempImageFiles\]. Please edit the web.config file. The CharImageHandler key, Dir value must point to a valid directory. The directory is required for temporary image storage when storage mode equals file system.]
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartHttpHandlerSettings.Inspect() +892964
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartHttpHandlerSettings.ParseParams(String parameters) +430
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartHttpHandler.InitializeParameters() +122
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartHttpHandler.get_Settings() +32
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartHttpHandler.InitializeControllerFile() +25
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartHttpHandler.EnsureInitialized(Boolean hardCheck) +461
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.Chart.GetImageStorageMode() +24
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.Chart.get_CurrentImageLocation() +40
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.Chart.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +302
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +57
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +128
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
System.Web.UI.Control.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +57
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +128
System.Web.UI.UpdatePanel.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +243
System.Web.UI.UpdatePanel.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +38
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +57
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +128
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +32
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +57
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +128
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
System.Web.UI.Control.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +57
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +128
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +216
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlContainerControl.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +32
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm.Render(HtmlTextWriter output) +53
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +57
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +40
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +128
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
System.Web.UI.Control.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +57
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +128
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
System.Web.UI.Page.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +29
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +57
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1386

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Murray Brown

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Hi. I realise it is. I don't want to answer my own question :)