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stephen j ryan

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live graphing
« on: August 20, 2013, 01:27:42 PM »
Is there a graph app that allows end users to interact with data live in web that the capesoft team or other users recommend.

I want to allow users to graph and regraph data live

im not referring to a clarion graphing option but a Jquery type graph solution that takes XML data and lets the user regraph data live

many thanks
steve

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Re: live graphing
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2013, 02:17:49 PM »
i have downloaded Highstocks JS library. I know nothing about javascript other then the scary articles on its dangerous no strong typing. trouble for bunnies like me. So i may need some help incorporating this Library in to nettalk, will happily share any classes i write to support this class library once i understand how to put a JS object into a page.

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Re: live graphing
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2013, 09:39:11 PM »
I'm not sure if there's a question in there - but good luck. It's not so hard to implement, but yes, it can take a bit of JavaScript knowledge to do it right.

Actually I find JavaScript a very good language to work with, and the weak typing is very familiar to Clarion developers, so no great problems there at all.

I went to a jQuery training course in Boston some years ago and it was interesting to see how much people struggled with the concept of "compare a long to a string" - and concepts of a string being "true" or "false" and so on. Stuff we take for granted and use every day. So I think a lot of the scare stories you mention are by people unfamiliar with the concept.

cheers
Bruce

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Re: live graphing
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2013, 04:52:45 PM »
thank you bruce, studing the jquery and ajax examples at w3 schools.com

will do my homework before asking anymore dummies questions

thank you for creating nettalk 7

since i love writing classes with interfaces in clarion, i will add my code to the app as plugins if i can

tanks stev