User (Legacy) Posted August 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Hi, I have just upgraded to ChartFX6.2, getting the downloaded version. Is there a way to download the documentation? I had the books from the previous version and was able to download the api and programmers guide. Have looked all over the site but can't find a download for the documentation anywhere. As I'm having to go through line by line and rewrite my code, searching on the online documentation is a bit of a pain. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User (Legacy) Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Hi, I have just upgraded to ChartFX6.2, getting the downloaded version. Is there a way to download the documentation? I had the books from the previous version and was able to download the api and programmers guide. Have looked all over the site but can't find a download for the documentation anywhere. As I'm having to go through line by line and rewrite my code, searching on the online documentation is a bit of a pain. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Software FX Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 The documentation for this product can be accessed from the Resource Center, along with a large number of samples, as well as in a couple of .chm files for the Programmer's Guide and the API. You can also download a .pdf version of the printed manual from http://www.softwarefx.com/SFXDownloads/Manuals/ChartFX62Manual.pdf. --- IG Software FX "James Barker" <JamesB@netstat.com.au> wrote in message news:yb$1tZLpFHA.1724@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > Hi, > > I have just upgraded to ChartFX6.2, getting the downloaded version. Is there > a way to download the documentation? I had the books from the previous > version and was able to download the api and programmers guide. Have looked > all over the site but can't find a download for the documentation anywhere. > > As I'm having to go through line by line and rewrite my code, searching on > the online documentation is a bit of a pain. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Software FX Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 The documentation for this product can be accessed from the Resource Center, along with a large number of samples, as well as in a couple of .chm files for the Programmer's Guide and the API. You can also download a .pdf version of the printed manual from http://www.softwarefx.com/SFXDownloads/Manuals/ChartFX62Manual.pdf. --- IG Software FX "James Barker" <JamesB@netstat.com.au> wrote in message news:yb$1tZLpFHA.1724@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > Hi, > > I have just upgraded to ChartFX6.2, getting the downloaded version. Is there > a way to download the documentation? I had the books from the previous > version and was able to download the api and programmers guide. Have looked > all over the site but can't find a download for the documentation anywhere. > > As I'm having to go through line by line and rewrite my code, searching on > the online documentation is a bit of a pain. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User (Legacy) Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Thanks for that, I had downloaded the PDF before. Again, it provides an overview, but not much detail. The online documentation is slightly lacking. For example, with the loading of data directly from an SQL database, there is no example given. I had to hunt around and work it out from the properties and methods and by also referring to my old documentation to give me a clue for what I was looking for. Another example is the gethtmltag. The only example shown is to generate a bitmap. The old version loaded a control by default. I hunted around the online doco and it said there is a gethtmldata tag (I'm quoting from memory, so it may have a slight different syntax), but there are no examples on how to use this. So, I ended up going to the online documentation - as opposed to the samples, and found you can use the jpeg and ActiveX parameter with the gethtmltag. There was nothing that showed me how to user the gethtmldata tag, and I couldn't get it to work. I am very surprised at how slow the activex control loads (at least it is only once) compared to the previous one. It is definetly not 6 times faster than before - not the first time anyway. Sorry - have covered a few items here, but I think the provision of more real world examples needs to be put in place. I get the feeling that as the documentation keeps refferring to chartfx.net, it may be a port from the .net version and not custom written for 6.2.... Regards, James Barker "Software FX Support" <noreply> wrote in message news:TD49SdUpFHA.4084@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > The documentation for this product can be accessed from the Resource Center, > along with a large number of samples, as well as in a couple of .chm files > for the Programmer's Guide and the API. You can also download a .pdf version > of the printed manual from > http://www.softwarefx.com/SFXDownloads/Manuals/ChartFX62Manual.pdf. > --- > IG > Software FX > "James Barker" <JamesB@netstat.com.au> wrote in message > news:yb$1tZLpFHA.1724@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > > Hi, > > > > I have just upgraded to ChartFX6.2, getting the downloaded version. Is > there > > a way to download the documentation? I had the books from the previous > > version and was able to download the api and programmers guide. Have > looked > > all over the site but can't find a download for the documentation > anywhere. > > > > As I'm having to go through line by line and rewrite my code, searching on > > the online documentation is a bit of a pain. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User (Legacy) Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Thanks for that, I had downloaded the PDF before. Again, it provides an overview, but not much detail. The online documentation is slightly lacking. For example, with the loading of data directly from an SQL database, there is no example given. I had to hunt around and work it out from the properties and methods and by also referring to my old documentation to give me a clue for what I was looking for. Another example is the gethtmltag. The only example shown is to generate a bitmap. The old version loaded a control by default. I hunted around the online doco and it said there is a gethtmldata tag (I'm quoting from memory, so it may have a slight different syntax), but there are no examples on how to use this. So, I ended up going to the online documentation - as opposed to the samples, and found you can use the jpeg and ActiveX parameter with the gethtmltag. There was nothing that showed me how to user the gethtmldata tag, and I couldn't get it to work. I am very surprised at how slow the activex control loads (at least it is only once) compared to the previous one. It is definetly not 6 times faster than before - not the first time anyway. Sorry - have covered a few items here, but I think the provision of more real world examples needs to be put in place. I get the feeling that as the documentation keeps refferring to chartfx.net, it may be a port from the .net version and not custom written for 6.2.... Regards, James Barker "Software FX Support" <noreply> wrote in message news:TD49SdUpFHA.4084@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > The documentation for this product can be accessed from the Resource Center, > along with a large number of samples, as well as in a couple of .chm files > for the Programmer's Guide and the API. You can also download a .pdf version > of the printed manual from > http://www.softwarefx.com/SFXDownloads/Manuals/ChartFX62Manual.pdf. > --- > IG > Software FX > "James Barker" <JamesB@netstat.com.au> wrote in message > news:yb$1tZLpFHA.1724@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > > Hi, > > > > I have just upgraded to ChartFX6.2, getting the downloaded version. Is > there > > a way to download the documentation? I had the books from the previous > > version and was able to download the api and programmers guide. Have > looked > > all over the site but can't find a download for the documentation > anywhere. > > > > As I'm having to go through line by line and rewrite my code, searching on > > the online documentation is a bit of a pain. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Software FX Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 James When you install the product, a Samples & Resource Center tool is installed in the 'Help & Samples" subdirectory. This tool provides full documentation, including samples, Programmer's Guide and the API, which explain in detail how to use GetHtmlTag and GetHtmlData, more specifically, in the "Internet Features/Special Features" section of the Programmer's Guide. Also, you will a detailed explanation of how to connect to a database in the "Passing Data" section of the PG. If you can't find the Resource Center, please contact technical support for details. In regards to the loading time of the ActiveX control, I guess you're referring to the time it takes to download and install it for the first time on a clean client machine (otherwise, please let us know). This would make sense, as the new ActiveX requires downloading three dll's of around 2.7 Mb in total, in comparison of 600Kb in the previous version. But once the ActiveX is installed, the wealth of new features and enhanced performance really pay for the increased size. You can make your own performance comparison, and you will see the difference, mainly when you generate png's. The documentation included in the Resource Center refers entirely to ASP, as well as the samples. We also include the .NET documentation for a complete reference of our product line, but all you need to do is change the "Application Type" radio button to ASP at the top of the form. If you have found references to .NET in the ASP documentation, please let us know the details to fix it. --- IG Software FX "James Barker" <JamesB@netstat.com.au> wrote in message news:0GbE31UpFHA.4084@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > Thanks for that, > > I had downloaded the PDF before. Again, it provides an overview, but not > much detail. > > The online documentation is slightly lacking. For example, with the loading > of data directly from an SQL database, there is no example given. I had to > hunt around and work it out from the properties and methods and by also > referring to my old documentation to give me a clue for what I was looking > for. > > Another example is the gethtmltag. The only example shown is to generate a > bitmap. The old version loaded a control by default. I hunted around the > online doco and it said there is a gethtmldata tag (I'm quoting from memory, > so it may have a slight different syntax), but there are no examples on how > to use this. So, I ended up going to the online documentation - as opposed > to the samples, and found you can use the jpeg and ActiveX parameter with > the gethtmltag. There was nothing that showed me how to user the gethtmldata > tag, and I couldn't get it to work. I am very surprised at how slow the > activex control loads (at least it is only once) compared to the previous > one. It is definetly not 6 times faster than before - not the first time > anyway. > > Sorry - have covered a few items here, but I think the provision of more > real world examples needs to be put in place. I get the feeling that as the > documentation keeps refferring to chartfx.net, it may be a port from the > .net version and not custom written for 6.2.... > > Regards, > > James Barker > > > "Software FX Support" <noreply> wrote in message > news:TD49SdUpFHA.4084@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > > The documentation for this product can be accessed from the Resource > Center, > > along with a large number of samples, as well as in a couple of .chm files > > for the Programmer's Guide and the API. You can also download a .pdf > version > > of the printed manual from > > http://www.softwarefx.com/SFXDownloads/Manuals/ChartFX62Manual.pdf. > > --- > > IG > > Software FX > > "James Barker" <JamesB@netstat.com.au> wrote in message > > news:yb$1tZLpFHA.1724@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have just upgraded to ChartFX6.2, getting the downloaded version. Is > > there > > > a way to download the documentation? I had the books from the previous > > > version and was able to download the api and programmers guide. Have > > looked > > > all over the site but can't find a download for the documentation > > anywhere. > > > > > > As I'm having to go through line by line and rewrite my code, searching > on > > > the online documentation is a bit of a pain. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Software FX Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 James When you install the product, a Samples & Resource Center tool is installed in the 'Help & Samples" subdirectory. This tool provides full documentation, including samples, Programmer's Guide and the API, which explain in detail how to use GetHtmlTag and GetHtmlData, more specifically, in the "Internet Features/Special Features" section of the Programmer's Guide. Also, you will a detailed explanation of how to connect to a database in the "Passing Data" section of the PG. If you can't find the Resource Center, please contact technical support for details. In regards to the loading time of the ActiveX control, I guess you're referring to the time it takes to download and install it for the first time on a clean client machine (otherwise, please let us know). This would make sense, as the new ActiveX requires downloading three dll's of around 2.7 Mb in total, in comparison of 600Kb in the previous version. But once the ActiveX is installed, the wealth of new features and enhanced performance really pay for the increased size. You can make your own performance comparison, and you will see the difference, mainly when you generate png's. The documentation included in the Resource Center refers entirely to ASP, as well as the samples. We also include the .NET documentation for a complete reference of our product line, but all you need to do is change the "Application Type" radio button to ASP at the top of the form. If you have found references to .NET in the ASP documentation, please let us know the details to fix it. --- IG Software FX "James Barker" <JamesB@netstat.com.au> wrote in message news:0GbE31UpFHA.4084@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > Thanks for that, > > I had downloaded the PDF before. Again, it provides an overview, but not > much detail. > > The online documentation is slightly lacking. For example, with the loading > of data directly from an SQL database, there is no example given. I had to > hunt around and work it out from the properties and methods and by also > referring to my old documentation to give me a clue for what I was looking > for. > > Another example is the gethtmltag. The only example shown is to generate a > bitmap. The old version loaded a control by default. I hunted around the > online doco and it said there is a gethtmldata tag (I'm quoting from memory, > so it may have a slight different syntax), but there are no examples on how > to use this. So, I ended up going to the online documentation - as opposed > to the samples, and found you can use the jpeg and ActiveX parameter with > the gethtmltag. There was nothing that showed me how to user the gethtmldata > tag, and I couldn't get it to work. I am very surprised at how slow the > activex control loads (at least it is only once) compared to the previous > one. It is definetly not 6 times faster than before - not the first time > anyway. > > Sorry - have covered a few items here, but I think the provision of more > real world examples needs to be put in place. I get the feeling that as the > documentation keeps refferring to chartfx.net, it may be a port from the > .net version and not custom written for 6.2.... > > Regards, > > James Barker > > > "Software FX Support" <noreply> wrote in message > news:TD49SdUpFHA.4084@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > > The documentation for this product can be accessed from the Resource > Center, > > along with a large number of samples, as well as in a couple of .chm files > > for the Programmer's Guide and the API. You can also download a .pdf > version > > of the printed manual from > > http://www.softwarefx.com/SFXDownloads/Manuals/ChartFX62Manual.pdf. > > --- > > IG > > Software FX > > "James Barker" <JamesB@netstat.com.au> wrote in message > > news:yb$1tZLpFHA.1724@webserver3.softwarefx.com... > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have just upgraded to ChartFX6.2, getting the downloaded version. Is > > there > > > a way to download the documentation? I had the books from the previous > > > version and was able to download the api and programmers guide. Have > > looked > > > all over the site but can't find a download for the documentation > > anywhere. > > > > > > As I'm having to go through line by line and rewrite my code, searching > on > > > the online documentation is a bit of a pain. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User (Legacy) Posted August 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Thankyou, I really appreciate you getting back to me so quickly. I didn't know that the api reference was installed on the server - I'm developing on a workstation and ftp'ing the files up. The only other issue is the Search KB. It doesn't really retrieve anything. If you enter in a keyword, telling it to search everywhere (for example dataeditor), it doesn't return anything. By the way, if you put a word in with () then you get the error: CreateRecordset error '80004005' Unspecified error /scripts/searchSmall.asp, line 252 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User (Legacy) Posted August 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Thankyou, I really appreciate you getting back to me so quickly. I didn't know that the api reference was installed on the server - I'm developing on a workstation and ftp'ing the files up. The only other issue is the Search KB. It doesn't really retrieve anything. If you enter in a keyword, telling it to search everywhere (for example dataeditor), it doesn't return anything. By the way, if you put a word in with () then you get the error: CreateRecordset error '80004005' Unspecified error /scripts/searchSmall.asp, line 252 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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