Struggling to Automate Excel Chart Creation with VBA - Chart implementation guide with New Data
I'm trying to configure I've been struggling with this for a few days now and could really use some help..... I've been struggling with this for a few days now and could really use some help. I'm trying to automate the process of creating a chart in Excel using VBA, but I'm working with a puzzling scenario where the chart does not update to reflect new data after it's created. Here’s the code I’m using: ```vba Sub CreateChart() Dim ws As Worksheet Dim chartObj As ChartObject Dim lastRow As Long Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Data") lastRow = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row Set chartObj = ws.ChartObjects.Add(Left:=100, Width:=375, Top:=50, Height:=225) With chartObj.Chart .SetSourceData Source:=ws.Range("A1:B" & lastRow) .ChartType = xlLine .HasTitle = True .ChartTitle.Text = "Sales Data" End With End Sub ``` After running this script, I can see the chart is indeed created, but when I add new data to the worksheet and re-run the macro, the chart does not refresh with this new data. I’ve tried using `.Refresh` methods and even tried deleting the chart and recreating it, but that doesn't seem to help either. The data in columns A and B is dynamic, and I want the chart to reflect any changes automatically. I also looked into the `Chart.Refresh` method, but it seems like it’s not applicable in this scenario. I checked for any hidden properties or settings that might be affecting this behavior, but I couldn’t find anything amiss. I need the chart to dynamically update whenever new sales data is entered in the specified range. Does anyone have an idea of what might be going wrong or how I can ensure the chart refreshes to show the latest data? I'm using Excel 2019 on Windows 10 and I’m running the macro from the Visual Basic for Applications editor. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! How would you solve this? I'm coming from a different tech stack and learning Vba. What are your experiences with this? Any suggestions would be helpful. For reference, this is a production CLI tool. Is there a simpler solution I'm overlooking?