Month: November 2015

Ever wondered how to tell OriginLab to update the sparklines after a custom import-filter (or whatever data-manipulating script) has been called?

Well, you can call the “sparklines” X-Function. The documentation is, as usual for OriginC, not the best and calling X-Functions with the wrong parameter will simply crash OriginLab, but it’s worth it…

Code:

bool call_UpdateSparklines_XF(Worksheet &wks)
{
    // Create an instance of XFBase using the X-Function name.
    XFBase xf("sparklines");
    if (!xf)
        return false;
 
    // Set the 'iw' argument. A worksheet for XFBase is referenced using a Pointer (not the name...)
    if (!xf.SetArg("iw", wks))
        return false;
 
    // Set the 'sel' argument.
    if (!xf.SetArg("sel", 0))
        return false;
 
    // Set the 'c1' argument, the first row to update. Counter starts at 1.
    if (!xf.SetArg("c1", 1))
        return false;
 
    // Set the 'sel' argument.
    if (!xf.SetArg("c2", wks.GetNumCols()))
        return false;
 
    // Call XFBase's 'Evaluate' method to execute the X-Function
    if (!xf.Evaluate())
        return false;
 
    return true;
}

You might also find this Forum-Entry useful, where some different possibilities are given: OriginC-Forum / Sparklines