Xy graph in excel using activeX

Hi
I am trying to plot a XY graph in excel using Active X. I have two coloums of data one should be X the other should be Y. I am using XlXYscattersmooth graph type and giving the range as A1 to B5. But when the excel plots it, I am getting two series rather of X data points rather than XY. I know I am doing a simple mistake in choosing some variable but I am not able to figure out where I am going wrong.
Can anybody please look at my code and correct the code in order to get a XY plot rather than getting two different series.
Thanking you in advance
Nitin
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Hello
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