Office Object Model: Excel - PlotArea

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'  ..\..\..\runVBAFilesInOffice.vbs -excel plot_area_ -c plot_area_
'

public sub plot_area_()

    dim row_        as integer
    dim shape_      as shape
    dim chart_      as chart
    dim plot_area_  as plotArea

    row_ = 1

    cells(1,1).value = "x"
    cells(1,2).value = "sin(x) * x/3 + x"

    for x = 0 to 10 step 0.1

        row_ = row_ + 1

        cells(row_, 1).value = x
        cells(row_, 2).value = sin(x) * x / 3 + x

    next x

    set shape_ = activeSheet.shapes.addChart
    set chart_ = shape_.chart

    chart_.chartType = xlXYScatterSmoothNoMarkers
    chart_.setSourceData source := range(cells(1,1), cells(row_, 2))

    set plot_area_ = chart_.plotArea

    plot_area_.format.fill.foreColor.rgb = rgb(255, 200,  50)
    plot_area_.format.line.foreColor.rgb = rgb(200,  50, 255)
    plot_area_.format.line.weight        = 3

    activeWorkbook.saved = true

end sub