For the xml file, to make sure there wasn't any syntax errors, I just copied the default_pie.xml from the WebCharts styles directory and then renamed it.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <pieChart depth="Double" style="Solid" angle="340" is3D="false"> <dataLabels style="Value" placement="Outside"/> <legend> <decoration style="None"/> </legend> <elements place="Default" drawOutline="false"> <series index="0"> <paint color="#E48701"/> </series> <series index="1"> <paint color="#A5BC4E"/> </series> <series index="2"> <paint color="#1B95D9"/> </series> <series index="3"> <paint color="#CACA9E"/> </series> <series index="4"> <paint color="#6693B0"/> </series> <series index="5"> <paint color="#F05E27"/> </series> <series index="6"> <paint color="#86D1E4"/> </series> <series index="7"> <paint color="#E4F9A0"/> </series> <series index="8"> <paint color="#FFD512"/> </series> <series index="9"> <paint color="#75B000"/> </series> <series index="10"> <paint color="#0662B0"/> </series> <series index="11"> <paint color="#EDE8C6"/> </series> <series index="12"> <paint color="#CC3300"/> </series> <series index="13"> <paint color="#D1DFE7"/> </series> <series index="14"> <paint color="#52D4CA"/> </series> <series index="15"> <paint color="#C5E05D"/> </series> <series index="16"> <paint color="#E7C174"/> </series> <series index="17"> <paint color="#FFF797"/> </series> <series index="18"> <paint color="#C5F68F"/> </series> <series index="19"> <paint color="#BDF1E6"/> </series> <series index="20"> <paint color="#9E987D"/> </series> <series index="21"> <paint color="#EB988D"/> </series> <series index="22"> <paint color="#91C9E5"/> </series> <series index="23"> <paint color="#93DC4A"/> </series> <series index="24"> <paint color="#FFB900"/> </series> <series index="25"> <paint color="#9EBBCD"/> </series> <series index="26"> <paint color="#009797"/> </series> <series index="27"> <paint color="#0DB2C2"/> </series> </elements> <popup background="#C8FFFFFF" foreground="#333333"/> <paint paint="Plain"/> <insets left="5" top="5" right="5" bottom="5"/> </pieChart> For the chart, I am testing with a basic pie chart with static values: <cfchart pieslicestyle="sliced" format="png" chartHeight = "400" chartWidth = "600" font="Arial" showborder="no" show3d="yes" yAxisTitle = "Test X Axis" style = "test" > <cfchartseries type="pie" paintStyle="plain" colorlist="##1e2695,red,green,yellow" > <cfchartdata item = "1" value = "4"> <cfchartdata item = "2" value = "8"> <cfchartdata item = "3" value = "10"> <cfchartdata item = "4" value = "12"> </cfchartseries> </cfchart> I am leaving the xml file in the ColdFusion8/Charting/Styles directory as this seems to be the default location. All the other custom xmls I am using for bar charts are in the same directory and are working fine this way. It's just pie charts that won't seem to work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:349642 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm