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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

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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

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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

>

>

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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

>

>

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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

> >

> >

>

>

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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

> >

> >

>

>

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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

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

>

>

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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

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

>

>

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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

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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

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