I still think Excel will do what you want. Just download Hector's sample code and run it. I did and after moving around a few fields, the pivot table can look like this:

http://www.mctweedle.com/downloads/pivot.jpg

I right-clicked on the Years header to get the popup menu. On the toolbar, click on the Chart Wizard button to create a graph.

>Hi Mark, thanks for your assitance and pointers which I appreciate.
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>Maybe if I rephrase my question.
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>My existing App creates Excel like Tables , and I suppose what I am really looking for is some sort of a Grid utility which will have the functionality , by parameter, or at a high level to:
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>1) Display columns
>2) facility to click on a Header to resort the data
>3) Faciliity to say automatically' total each column on the grid
>4) Facility, by press of a button, to graph the data.
>5) facility by press of a button, to print the data
>Maybe I am looking for UTOPIA but I vaguely remmeber such tools being written about in Foxpro Advisor I think a no. of Months/Years ago.
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>regards,
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>Gerard