Easy to do this. You can see the chart in toolbar. Drag one. You can change the type by right clicking on the Chart Control. Just place the data elements on its axis and the chart will act accordingly. ;) Here is all you need : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms252128(VS.80).aspx[^] Abhishek Sur **Don't forget to click "Good Answer" if you like this Solution. My Latest Articles-->**** InfoBox Visual Studio 2010 Extension Windows7 API Code Pack Simplify Code Using NDepend**

At first you declare a Datatable Then Innsert Your Data into that DataTable and at last Set DataGridView.dataSource=Datatable Arindam Banerjee Sr. Software Developer Rance Computer Pvt Ltd. Kolkata (India)

swaroop09 wrote: so do i have to install mySQL server to each and every computer that i need to run this software? Yes, you do. swaroop09 wrote: cant i get a single database like MS SQL Server ?? .mdf or .sdf??? There's no such thing. Even for SQL Server files, you have to install at least the SQL Server Express Edition. You can't just throw an .MDF file on a machine and expect the app to use it. How do you deploy an app using MySQL?? A little research[^] would be in order. A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^] Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic      2006, 2007, 2008