If the list itself contracts, which has to happen by deleting rows of the
list, not just emptying cells, the chart would contract.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services, Inc.
http://PeltierTech.com/WordPress/
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"Nick Krill" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jon - Actually, way back on 1/31/09 I replied that I had tried both
methods. Method #1, the list method worked beautifully as long as the data
kept expanding, but charting would not contract to fit a smaller database
once it had been enlarged.

"Nick Krill" wrote:



"Jon Peltier" wrote:

These methods do work for stock charts and for any other charts with
multiple series. Is it a stock chart with HLC or OHLC? Put the data
into a
List and plot using the list. Your descriptions don't explain what
isn't
working, or how you set up the list or names.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services, Inc.
http://PeltierTech.com/WordPress/
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"Nick Krill" wrote in message
...
Those methods work well with single line charts - I've been using
them for
some time now, but I haven't been able to get them to work with a
stock
chart?

"John Mansfield" wrote:

As Jon noted you can use range names to automatically expand or
contract
your
data set. The article below explain how:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...098011033.aspx

From the article, the series formulas to expand or contract your
data set
look like this:

Date =OFFSET(Sheet1!$A$1,1,0,COUNTA($A:$A)-1)

Price =OFFSET(Sheet1!$B$1,1,0,COUNTA($B:$B)-1)

John Walkenbach also walks through the steps:

http://spreadsheetpage.com/index.php...er_new_dat a/

These articles might help too:

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=518

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=535

--
John Mansfield
http://www.cellmatrix.net


"Nick Krill" wrote:

My database of stock prices contracts as well as expands. I
haven't
been able
to get either method to adjust it's range to fit the number of
data
rows. Any
ideas?

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

1. The hard way: Define a name for dates and one name for each
series
in the
chart (Open, High, Low, Close). Create the chart using static
data,
then
replace the static addresses with the names, either in the
series
formulas
or in the Source Data Series dialog.

2. The easy way: Put Date, Open, High, Low, Close into a table.
Go to
Data
menu List Create List. Make your chart based on this list.
As the
list
expands, any formulas (including chart series formulas) update
to
include
all rows in the list.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services, Inc.
http://PeltierTech.com/WordPress/
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"Nick Krill" wrote in
message
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How can I create "Name" that will enable a dynamic stock chart
in
Excel
2003.
I have been able to create single series dynamic charts using
"Name", but
no
luck in creating a dynamic stock chart.