I need both Datalabels to be visible...on this VBA created chart...

sitko

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Hi,

I'm trying to create a XY scatter chart in VBA in an excel sheet. When I manually create it, it creates it just fine, but for some reason, when I try to automate its creation, it doesn't include both values in the Datalabels, just the Y value (the value in the second column of data).

here is the code I use:

Thanks for any help you can offer...
Code:
' (NumBottles is passed in)

    Dim wb As Excel.Workbook
    Dim posSheet As Worksheet
    Dim NodeNum As Integer
    Dim ChartTitle As String

    Set wb = Application.ActiveWorkbook
    Set posSheet = wb.Sheets("Positions")

    Charts.Add
    ActiveChart.ChartType = xlXYScatter
    ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Name = "Filler Head Positions"
    ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).XValues = posSheet.Range("N3:N" & NumBottles + 2)
    ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Values = posSheet.Range("O3:O" & NumBottles + 2)
    ActiveChart.Location Where:=xlLocationAsObject, Name:="Positions"
    With ActiveChart
        .HasAxis(xlCategory, xlPrimary) = False
        .HasAxis(xlValue, xlPrimary) = False
    End With
    ActiveChart.Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).CategoryType = xlAutomatic
    With ActiveChart.Axes(xlCategory)
        .HasMajorGridlines = False
        .HasMinorGridlines = False
    End With
    With ActiveChart.Axes(xlValue)
        .HasMajorGridlines = False
        .HasMinorGridlines = False
    End With
    ActiveChart.HasLegend = False
     With ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1) 'selection
        .HasDataLabels = True 'selection
        With .DataLabels
            .ShowValue = True
' I wonder if there is some way to force both values to be visible here
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
            .VerticalAlignment = xlCenter
            .ReadingOrder = xlContext
            .Position = xlLabelPositionBelow
            .Orientation = xlHorizontal
        End With
    End With
    ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Select
    With Selection.Border
        .Weight = xlHairline
        .LineStyle = xlNone
    End With
    With Selection
        .MarkerBackgroundColorIndex = xlNone
        .MarkerForegroundColorIndex = xlAutomatic
        .MarkerStyle = xlCircle
        .Smooth = False
        .MarkerSize = 15
        .Shadow = False
    End With
    ActiveChart.PlotArea.Select
    With Selection.Border
        .ColorIndex = 57
        .Weight = xlThin
        .LineStyle = xlContinuous
    End With
    Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
 
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