# Help with creating a bar chart from variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-creating-a-bar-chart-from-variables/289783>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 4, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-creating-a-bar-chart-from-variables/289783 "2009-06-04T17:29:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![crift2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crift2012](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crift2012)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-creating-a-bar-chart-from-variables/289783/1 "2009-06-04T17:29:30Z")

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I am need to create a bar chart created by variables from a calculation.

I am looking for info on this, and not quite sure where to start. I see tutorials for creating one from an external file, asp, or xml. Is there a specific reason for this, should i write an external file first and then load them into flash for the chart.

Or should/can I just use the variables that are created internally?