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Creating Multiple Graphs From A Large Data Set Using VBA Looping

The document describes a request to create a VBA macro that will automatically generate XY scatter plots from a large temperature dataset in 8000 data point increments. The existing code creates 4 plots in batches of up to 32,000 points, but the data size will vary. The suggestion is to use a WHILE loop to iterate through the data, creating a new chart each time it reaches 8000 points. The provided code calculates the number of loops needed based on total rows divided by 8000, then uses a For...Next loop indexed from 0 to the number of loops to generate each chart over its 8000 point range.

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Creating Multiple Graphs From A Large Data Set Using VBA Looping

The document describes a request to create a VBA macro that will automatically generate XY scatter plots from a large temperature dataset in 8000 data point increments. The existing code creates 4 plots in batches of up to 32,000 points, but the data size will vary. The suggestion is to use a WHILE loop to iterate through the data, creating a new chart each time it reaches 8000 points. The provided code calculates the number of loops needed based on total rows divided by 8000, then uses a For...Next loop indexed from 0 to the number of loops to generate each chart over its 8000 point range.

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Creating multiple graphs from a large data set using VBA

looping
24251434
I am trying

to create a macro in VBA that will take a large data set in Sheet1 (called Raw
Data) and create a XY scatter plot for every 8000 data points in another worksheet. The
macro will also need to label each graph with what range it represents (ie 1-8000, 800116000 etc).
The large data set consists of temperature readings from 8 different thermocouples which
record data every second. The number of data points will vary based on how long the
experiment was run. The temperature values are stored in columns C through J and the
time parameter is in column T.
What I have right now is a "batch" approach where the macro is set up to graph data in
chunks of 8000 up to 32000 (4 different plots). This approach is not practical because the
data set will almost always be significantly larger than 32000 points.
What I would like the macro to do is automatically graph and label every 8000 data points
until there is no more data to graph.
I have been looking into using a loop but I am new to writing code and not sure how.
Any suggestions or help is greatly appreciated!
Here's some of my batch code:
'creates graph for first 8000 seconds in TC 1

Sheets("TC 1").Select
ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddChart.Select
ActiveChart.ChartType = xlXYScatterSmoothNoMarkers
ActiveChart.SeriesCollection.NewSeries
ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Name = "='Raw Data'!$C$1"
ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).XValues = "='Raw Data'!$t$2:$t$8000"
ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Values = "='Raw Data'!$C$2:$C$8000"

With ActiveChart

'X axis name


.axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.Text = "Time (seconds)"
'y-axis name
.axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.Text = "Temperature (F)"

'chart title
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Text = ("1-8000 seconds")
'adjusts the size/placement of graph and x-axis values
Set RngToCover = ActiveSheet.Range("A1:T25")
Set ChtOb = ActiveChart.Parent
ChtOb.Height = RngToCover.Height ' resize
ChtOb.Width = RngToCover.Width ' resize
ChtOb.Top = RngToCover.Top ' repositon
ChtOb.Left = RngToCover.Left ' reposition
ActiveChart.axes(xlCategory).Select
ActiveChart.axes(xlCategory).MinimumScale = 0
ActiveChart.axes(xlCategory).MaximumScale = 8000

End With

2 Answers
24253703
It sounds

like you already understand how to generate the charts for a given 8000
records. Below is a WHILE loop to keep running your export code until it finds an empty

cell in the source column for the X-axis (column T).


Dim i As Integer
Dim ws As Worksheet
i=2
Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Raw Data")
While ws.Cells(i, 20).Value <> ""
''' Create Chart for Next Data Set Starting at Row i (up to 8000 records)
i = i + 8000
Wend

24289824
Here is

what I came up with.

The macro calculates the total number of used rows, then divides that number by 8000.
The For...Next loop runs from 0 to the total rows divided by 8000.
Dim i As Integer
Dim j As Variant
Dim p As Integer
Dim start_row As Long
Dim end_row As Long
Dim RngToCover As Range
Dim ChtOb As ChartObject

i = Worksheets("Raw Data").UsedRange.Rows.Count
j = i / 8000

Sheets("TC 1").Activate

For p = 0 To j

start_row = (p * 8000) + 2
end_row = ((p + 1) * 8000) + 1

Set ChtOb = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(Left:=20, Width:=800, Top:=20, Height:=250)

ChtOb.Chart.ChartType = xlXYScatterSmoothNoMarkers
ChtOb.Activate

With ActiveChart.SeriesCollection.NewSeries
.Name = Worksheets("Raw Data").Cells(1, 3)
.XValues = Worksheets("Raw Data").Range(Worksheets("Raw Data").Cells(start_row,
20), Worksheets("Raw Data").Cells(end_row, 20))
.Values = Worksheets("Raw Data").Range(Worksheets("Raw Data").Cells(start_row, 3),
Worksheets("Raw Data").Cells(end_row, 3))

End With

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