The ASP.NET sample code that come with ChartDirector are in single file ASPX style (inline style). This allows the sample code to be distributed easily and can be executed without depending on any particular development tool. (Just copy the file to the web server.)

In inline style, both the HTML tags and the VB/C# code are stored in the ASPX file. The VB/C# code are in <script runat='server'> .... </script> tags in the ASPX file.

Visual Studio also supports a programming style known as code-behind. In this style, the ASPX file is mainly for the HTML tags, while the VB/C# code is in a separate file (aspx.vb or aspx.cs).

To convert the sample code to code-behind style, one simply needs to move the code from the <script runat='server'> .... </script> tags in the ASPX file to the code-behind file. The followings are the detail steps:

• Assuming we start with a new Web Form that is created by Visual Studio.
  
  
• Drag and drop the appropriate number of controls from the Visual Studio toolbox to the Web Form. For example, if the sample code needs 4 WebChartViewer controls, drag and drop 4 WebChartViewer controls to the Web From.
  
  
• Double click on the blank web page. Visual Studio should automatically jump to the code-behind file and automatically create a Page_Load event handler.
  
  
  Note: Do not just copy the Page_Load event handler in the ASPX file to the code-behind file. Always use the Page_Load event handler automatically generated by Visual Studio.
  
  
• Include the ChartDirector namespace in the by putting the following code at the top of the code-behind file:
  
  

  [VB]	Imports ChartDirector
  [C#]	using ChartDirector;

  
  
• Copy and paste all code inside the Page_Load event handler in the ASPX file to the Page_Load event handler generated by Visual Studio in the code-behind file.
  
  
  Note: Copy only the code inside the Page_Load event handler. Do not copy the entire Page_Load event handler, otherwise you will overwrite the Page_Load event handler generated by Visual Studio, and may cause the page not to work.
  
  
• In some sample code, there are other functions defined in <script runat='server'> .... </script> tags. Cut and paste those functions to the code-behind file as well.