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Hi,

I've a few questions in relation to chart object (Auto/.Net return types)

which do not appear to behave and contain the same functionality as a chart

generated as an image does. Initially I was using the GetHtmlData method

call (for web farm deployment), but drill down and culture functionality was

not working, so I created a new aspx page and used the GetHtmlTag method

alternating between the Image and Auto/.Net return types accordingly (only

code changes made).

BTW, I'm using the latest Chart FX. Net trial version. These issues may be

limitations in the trial version but not in the complete product? I read

somewhere about a deployment exe that ships with the full version of Chart

FX. Perhaps this is the issue ?

1) Return type as chart image:

a) Culture: Setting the culture programmatically modifies numeric formats

to reflect the correct thousand and decimal separators of the selected

culture.

System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new

System.Globalization.CultureInfo("de-DE");

SoftwareFX.ChartFX.Internet.Server.Chart chart1 = new

SoftwareFX.ChartFX.Internet.Server.Chart(this);

chart1.Culture = System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

B) Drill down: Setting a drill down option to redirect to another page

works, and passes the URLParamMask as indicated.

chart1.URLOptions = URLFlag.Jump;

chart1.URL = "http://www.hotmail.com";

chart1.URLParamMask = "MyParam=1&Series Index=%S";

2) When the return type is either Auto or .Net:

a) Culture: Same code as above: Setting the culture programmatically does

not reflect the appropriate culture thousand and decimal separators in the

chart object. If the machine's regional settings are modified, then the

chart object does reflect these regional changes. In our app, we want to

provide the users with the option of adjusting their numeric and date/time

representations on screen simply by selecting from a culture list and

modifying the culture programmatically, but not the actual regional

settings.

We will be populating charts via a dataset. I assume if the culture is set

prior to binding to the dataset, the culture numeric and date

representations will be displayed in the chart accordingly?

B) Drill down: Same code as above: Setting a drill option does not redirect

to another page. Selecting anywhere on the chart has no jump-to effect.

Any idea why these chart object behaviours differ to a chart image? I

thought it might be related to the security on the virtual folder of our app

and Chart FX, but couldn't see anything. As I said, these behaviours could

be a result of the trial version in use.

Just one more question, is it possible to allow tool tips to be displayed

and allow a drill down function on the same chart?

Thanks in advance,

Declan

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These two issues

a) Culture not being saved/loaded when using active charts

B) Drilldown not working when using GetHtmlData

have been fixed, our next service pack (and any trial version) marked

6.0.1018 or later will contain the fixes, we appreciate your feedback

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Regards,

JC

Software FX Support

"Declan O'Leary" <declanol@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

>

>

> I've a few questions in relation to chart object (Auto/.Net return types)

> which do not appear to behave and contain the same functionality as a

chart

> generated as an image does. Initially I was using the GetHtmlData method

> call (for web farm deployment), but drill down and culture functionality

was

> not working, so I created a new aspx page and used the GetHtmlTag method

> alternating between the Image and Auto/.Net return types accordingly (only

> code changes made).

>

>

>

> BTW, I'm using the latest Chart FX. Net trial version. These issues may

be

> limitations in the trial version but not in the complete product? I read

> somewhere about a deployment exe that ships with the full version of Chart

> FX. Perhaps this is the issue ?

>

>

>

>

>

> 1) Return type as chart image:

>

>

>

> a) Culture: Setting the culture programmatically modifies numeric formats

> to reflect the correct thousand and decimal separators of the selected

> culture.

>

>

>

> System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new

> System.Globalization.CultureInfo("de-DE");

>

>

>

> SoftwareFX.ChartFX.Internet.Server.Chart chart1 = new

> SoftwareFX.ChartFX.Internet.Server.Chart(this);

>

>

>

> chart1.Culture = System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

>

>

>

> B) Drill down: Setting a drill down option to redirect to another page

> works, and passes the URLParamMask as indicated.

>

>

>

> chart1.URLOptions = URLFlag.Jump;

>

> chart1.URL = "http://www.hotmail.com";

>

> chart1.URLParamMask = "MyParam=1&Series Index=%S";

>

>

>

>

>

> 2) When the return type is either Auto or .Net:

>

>

>

> a) Culture: Same code as above: Setting the culture programmatically does

> not reflect the appropriate culture thousand and decimal separators in the

> chart object. If the machine's regional settings are modified, then the

> chart object does reflect these regional changes. In our app, we want to

> provide the users with the option of adjusting their numeric and date/time

> representations on screen simply by selecting from a culture list and

> modifying the culture programmatically, but not the actual regional

> settings.

>

> We will be populating charts via a dataset. I assume if the culture is

set

> prior to binding to the dataset, the culture numeric and date

> representations will be displayed in the chart accordingly?

>

>

>

> B) Drill down: Same code as above: Setting a drill option does not

redirect

> to another page. Selecting anywhere on the chart has no jump-to effect.

>

>

>

>

>

> Any idea why these chart object behaviours differ to a chart image? I

> thought it might be related to the security on the virtual folder of our

app

> and Chart FX, but couldn't see anything. As I said, these behaviours

could

> be a result of the trial version in use.

>

>

>

>

>

> Just one more question, is it possible to allow tool tips to be displayed

> and allow a drill down function on the same chart?

>

>

>

>

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> Declan

>

>

>

>

>

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