Charts overlapping datatable on spreadsheet.

I'm now having a problem where the graphs on a spreadsheet are now overlapping the datatable. I'm creating the spreadsheet from within access using vba. I thought the following code was working fine but now I see that it really wasn't. I'm trying to offset the top parameter of each chart so they line up below the used range of the datatable.

Sub LineUpMyCharts(objWS As Object)
    ' Comments:
    ' Params  : objWS
    ' Modified:
    
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    
    Dim objXlSheet As Object
    Dim objChart As Object
    Dim sngMyHeight As Single
    Dim sngMywidth As Single
    Dim lngChartCount As Long
    Dim lngChartIndex As Long
    
    sngMywidth = 750
    sngMyHeight = 300
    
    Set objXlSheet = objWS
    
    lngChartCount = objWS.ChartObjects.Count
    
    For lngChartIndex = 1 To lngChartCount
        Set objChart = objXlSheet.ChartObjects(lngChartIndex)
        With objChart
            .Top = objXlSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count + ((sngMyHeight + 50) * lngChartIndex)
        End With
    Next
    
PROC_EXIT:
    Exit Sub
    
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox Err.Number & vbTab & Err.Description, vbCritical, Me.Name & ".LineUpMyCharts"
    Resume PROC_EXIT
    
End Sub

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Hello Rey,

Below is my final code, where I implemented your solution. Now I can line up vertically any number of charts. Thanks again for your help.

Sub LineUpMyCharts(objWS As Object)
    ' Comments:
    ' Params  : objWS
    ' Modified:
    
    On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
    
    Dim objXlSheet As Object
    Dim objChart As Object
    Dim sngMyHeight As Single
    Dim sngMywidth As Single
    Dim lngChartCount As Long
    Dim lngChartIndex As Long
    Dim chartRange As Object
    Dim lngRowCount
    
    
    sngMywidth = 750
    sngMyHeight = 300
    
    Set objXlSheet = objWS
    lngRowCount = objXlSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count + 1
    Set chartRange = objXlSheet.range("A" & lngRowCount)
    
    lngChartCount = objWS.ChartObjects.Count
    
    For lngChartIndex = 1 To lngChartCount
        Set objChart = objXlSheet.ChartObjects(lngChartIndex)
        With objChart
            If lngChartIndex = 1 Then               
                .Top = chartRange.Top + 50
            Else
                .Top = chartRange.Top + 50 + ((sngMyHeight + 50) * (lngChartIndex - 1))
            End If
        End With
    Next
    
PROC_EXIT:
    Exit Sub
    
PROC_ERR:
    MsgBox Err.Number & vbTab & Err.Description, vbCritical, Me.Name & ".LineUpMyCharts"
    Resume PROC_EXIT
    
End Sub

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Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)Commented: 2015-03-30

<I'm trying to offset the top parameter of each chart so they line up below the used range of the datatable.>

to position the chart below the datatable, you need to get the address of the cell after the datatable

assuming this code
objXlSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count
gives you a value of 10

create a variable, Dim chartRange as range
set chartRange=activesheet.range("A11")

With objChart
.Top = chartRange.top
End With

get the idea?

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Juan VelasquezAuthor Commented: 2015-03-30

Thanks again

Juan VelasquezAuthor Commented: 2015-03-31

Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)Commented: 2015-03-31

cool

Charts overlapping datatable on spreadsheet.

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