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Can I save the charts as image?

FusionCharts Team — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:35:00 GMT

Abstract:

Starting FusionCharts v3.0.5, you can now export your chart as images. You may read more on it at:

A live demo is at http://www.fusioncharts.com/GalleryChart.asp?id=1 - just right click on the chart and select "Save as Image".

What is FusionCharts Querystring?

Saikat — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:47:00 GMT

Abstract:

FusionCharts Querystring is a specific kind of string in which data from FileMaker database are gathered. FusionCharts for FileMaker engine requires this string to render the charts via Web Viewer.

FusionCharts Querystring is similar like any other querystring that we use during any web activities. For example: when we search for something in Search Engines, the web browser displays a long string of characters in the address bar along with the Search Result. This string of characters is nothing but a querystring used by the search engines.

FusionCharts Querystring functions similarly. It provides FusionCharts for FileMaker engine with essential information required to render the charts in Web Viewer.

Read more about FusionCharts Querystring at:

http://www.fusioncharts.com/FileMaker/fdocs/Contents/QS/QSOverview.html

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When viewing FusionCharts in Internet Explorer over SSL (HTTPS), the warning "This page contains both secure and nonsecure items. Do you want to display the nonsecure items?" pops up. How do we disable this warning?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:45:00 GMT

Abstract:

To embed a FusionCharts chart in your HTML page, you use the following code:

<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"

codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/

cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" WIDTH="565" HEIGHT="420" id="FC_2_3_Column3D" ALIGN="">

<PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF>
<EMBED src="FC_2_3_Column3D.swf?dataURL=..." quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH="565" HEIGHT="420" NAME="FC_2_3_Column3D" ALIGN=""

TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </EMBED>

How do I load FusionCharts in my own Flash Movie?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:38:00 GMT

Abstract:

Starting FusionCharts v3, the charts can now be very easily integrated with your Flash movies and applications. Unlike previous versions, where you had to load pre-compiled chart SWFs at run-time, you can now include the respective chart's class at design-time and then compile it with your application to form a single comprehensive unit.

Please see the following links for detailed information on loading FusionCharts in your Flash movies:

Basics - http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/Flash_Overview.html

Loading Multiple Charts - http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/Flash_Multiple.html

Example Application - http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/Flash_Advanced.html

Handling Clicks from FusionCharts in your Flash Movies - http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/Flash_Click.html

Fore more information, visit the resources listed under Related External Links section below and go to the Guide for Flash Developers section.

I'm using your charts inside my Flash movie. When I try to rotate the labels using rotateNames='1' in XML, I cannot see the x-axis labels at all.

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:37:00 GMT

Abstract:

When using FusionCharts inside other movie and rotated labels in FusionCharts, you need to make sure that the Verdana font face is embedded in your parent Flash movie (i.e., your Flash movie in which you’re embedding FusionCharts).

To embed the font in your Flash movie, just create a dynamic text field anywhere in your movie and from the properties panel of that textbox select 'Character'. Then choose the character ranges that you want to embed (hold down ctrl to select more than one) or manually type in the character ranges that you require. Normally, you wouldn’t anything more than characters (A-Z, a-z), Numbers (0-9) and symbols.

However, if you’re using accented characters, make sure that you choose

I downloaded FusionCharts and am trying to run your "My First Chart" sample. When I run it on my local computer it works fine, however, when I copy it to IIS/upload it to our production server, it stops working - I just get a blank page?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:33:00 GMT

Abstract:

This is happening because you successfully copied the MyFirstChart folder, however, you forgot to copy the Charts folder in the right place. The Charts folder contains the chart .swf files which are required to build the charts.

Make sure to keep the same folder structure as in our sample code or you’ll need to change the path in HTML code. For example, if you’re copying MyFirstChart to your server to a folder say /Test/MyFirstChart. Then Charts folder should be copied as /Test/Charts.

I have to reload the chart every time the values change. Is there anyway I can refresh the chart so that the screen does not go blank and instead the chart stays there and reloads the values?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:29:00 GMT

Abstract:

For this kind of usage, you'll have to use "Client Side Dynamic Charts" feature of FusionCharts. This feature lets you control your chart's data from JavaScript. You can update the entire chart from JavaScript as explained at

http://www.fusioncharts.com/FusionCharts23/Site_Doc/HelpDocs/Client_Overview.html
http://www.fusioncharts.com/FusionCharts23/Site_Doc/HelpDocs/Client_JS.html

FusionCharts v3 users may go to FusionCharts v3 Documentation > Guide for Web Developers > Language of Preference > Language, Javascript section.

How much does an upgrade from an older version of FusionCharts to the latest version cost?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:19:00 GMT

Abstract: Till now, we’ve not charged for any upgrades of FusionCharts (e.g., from v1 to 2, from v2 to subsequent minor version upgrades and from v2.3 to v3) and we hope to do so in the future too. As a part of your license agreement, you’re entitled to free minor version upgrades, i.e., all v3.0 users get free upgrades to v3.x. For Site and Enterprise licenses, you also get free major upgrades within 1 year of purchase.

If you’re a licensed user of FusionCharts, you can log in at our “Product Update Center” at http://www.fusioncharts.com/PUC/ and download free upgrades to your product.

I am using a previous version of FusionCharts and I need to upgrade it to the latest version. Where can I do it?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:18:00 GMT

Abstract:

If you’re a licensed user of FusionCharts, you can log in at our “Product Update Center” at http://www.fusioncharts.com/PUC/ and download free upgrades to your product.

What's new in FusionCharts v3?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:16:00 GMT

Abstract:

FusionCharts v3 introduces:

New Chart Types
FusionCharts v3 introduces a lot of new chart types like:
Drag-Node Charts
Select Scatter Chart
Advanced Candlestick chart with support for line, bar and volume columns
Drag-able Column and Line Charts for simulation charting
Spline Charts
Spline Area Charts
Logarithmic Axis Charts
2D Multi-chart Single Y Combination Chart.
2D Multi-chart Dual Y Combination Chart. This chart be used to plot 9 types of chart:
Column (Primary Y) + Line (Secondary Y) Combination
Column (Primary Y) + Area (Secondary Y) Combination
Column (Primary Y) + Column (Secondary Y) Combination
Area (Primary Y) + Line (Secondary Y) Combination
Area (Primary Y) + Column (Secondary Y) Combination
Area (Primary Y) + Area (Secondary Y) Combination
Line (Primary Y) + Line (Secondary Y) Combination
Line (Primary Y) + Column (Secondary Y) Combination
Line (Primary Y) + Area (Secondary Y) Combination
3D Stacked Column Line Dual Y Combination Chart
Kagi Chart
Few of the the above listed charts are not in the standard FusionCharts v3 pack. e.g., Spline, Logarithmic & Drag-able charts are part of PowerCharts pack, which can be purchased separately.
Easy yet powerful AJAX/JavaScript integration
FusionCharts v3 offers advanced options to integrate charts with AJAX applications or JavaScript modules. You can update charts on client side, invoke JavaScript functions as hotspot links, or make dynamic calls for XML data without involving any page refreshes. You can also specify a DOMId for each chart and have it register with JavaScript. The chart can then keep JavaScript functions posted about its activities.
Visual XML Generator Utility
FusionCharts v3 introduces a new visual XML and chart Generator utility, which helps you ea

Is there a complete list of parameters for the charts available anywhere?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:59:00 GMT

Abstract:

You can find the list of parameters for each chart in the documentation.

Go to FusionCharts Free Or FusionCharts v3 Documentation and open Chart XML Reference section from the menu. Under Chart XML Reference section you can find Single Series, Multi-series, Combination, Stacked and other related headings. Click on the chart type for which you want to see the parameters.

Is there a complete list of parameters for the charts available anywhere?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:58:00 GMT

Abstract:

Yes - you can find the complete list of parameters in our documentation at http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/.

Go to the above URL > Chart XML Reference > choose the chart for which you want the list of parameters.

I'm using your charts inside my Flash movie but am unable to see my x-axis labels.

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:55:00 GMT

Abstract:

Please visit http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/Flash_Rotated.html to learn who to embed Verdana font face in your Flash movies.

Is there a tool to visually generate the XML data document?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:52:00 GMT

Abstract: In FusionCharts v3, we've introduced a new & nifty visual graphical interface to help you build XML data for the charts. This XML data generator utility also helps you build the HTML code for your charts. So, effectively, all you need to do now is punch your data in our interface, click a few buttons and you're done.

You can see the tool at http://www.fusioncharts.com/Demos/GUI/.

The documentation for the tool can be found at:

Overview - http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/GUI_Intro.html

How to use - http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/GUI_FirstChart.html & http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/GUI_MSChart.html

Can I plot charts from data contained in MS Excel or any other spreadsheet?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:50:00 GMT

Abstract:

If you've your data stored in Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheets, you can now easily plot charts from it using FusionCharts. Our visual XML Generator lets you do so at just a few clicks.

Please visit http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/GUI_Excel.html for more information on the same.

Can I plot charts from data contained in Microsoft Word tables?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:49:00 GMT

Abstract:

If you've your data stored in Microsoft Word tables, you can now easily plot charts from it using FusionCharts. Our visual XML Generator lets you do so at just a few clicks.

Please visit http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/GUI_Word.html for more information on the same.

I've my data stored as CSV or Tab Separated Values. Can I use them against FusionCharts to plot animated charts?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:48:00 GMT

Abstract:

Using the Visual XML Generator tool, you can plot charts from your data stored as delimiter separated data e.g., CSV (Comma Separated Values) or Tab separated Values.

Please visit http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/GUI_CSV.html for more information on this.

What chart types does FusionCharts v3 contain?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:45:00 GMT

Abstract:

Given below is the list of charts in FusionCharts v3 along with their corresponding v2.3 chart name.

Single Series Charts

Column 3D

Column3D.swf

FC_2_3_Column3D.swf

Column 2D

Column2D.swf

FC_2_3_Column2D.swf

Line 2D

Line.swf

FC_2_3_Line.swf

Area 2D

Area2D.swf

FC_2_3_Area2D.swf

Bar 2D

Bar2D.swf

FC_2_3_Bar2D.swf

Pie 2D

What are the system requirements to run FusionCharts v3?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:41:00 GMT

Abstract:

Server Side: Anything. FusionCharts runs on Windows, Linux, Unix or any other imaginable form of server that you can think of. Just make sure that your server MIME is configured for SWF files to ensure proper streaming. Most servers come pre-configured for SWF files.

Client Side: Adobe Flash Player 8 (or above). Adobe Flash Player is a free and light-weight plugin to render Flash movies. It can be downloaded from www.adobe.com. It's one of the most widely installed plugin on this planet.

Does FusionCharts allow interpolation (connecting of null data)?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:37:00 GMT

Abstract:

The line and area charts in FusionCharts v3 does allow for this type of functionality.

Using the new <chart connectNullData='1' ..> attribute, you can ask the charts to fill the missing data automatically.

Please see http://www.fusioncharts.com/docs/Contents/DiscData.html for detailed explanation on this.

Can FusionCharts be used with PHP+MySQL? Do you have any samples/documentation on the same?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:35:00 GMT

Abstract:

Yes - FusionCharts can be effectively coupled with PHP and MySQL to form dynamic and exciting charts. We've a lot of documentation on how to use FusionCharts with PHP. Please follow the links below:

Basic Example of using FusionCharts with PHP: http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/PHP_BasicExample.html

Using FusionCharts to plot data stored in PHP Arrays:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/PHP_Array.html

Using FusionCharts with PHP and FORMs:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/PHP_Array.html

PHP, Database and FusionCharts:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/PHP_DB.html

Using PHP to create drill-down charts with FusionCharts:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/PHP_Drill.html

PHP, Database, AJAX and FusionCharts:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/PHP_JS_URL.html & http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/PHP_JS_XML.html

Additionally, we also have a full-featured demo application using FusionCharts, PHP and MySQL. You can download the same from http://www.fusioncharts.com/Download.asp (please fill in the form here and then see the "Download Blueprint Applications" section).

FusionCharts Free users may visit FusionCharts Free Documentation > Using with PHP section

How can I use Japanese/Chinese/Korean characters on the chart?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:22:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionCharts allows you to use multi-lingual (UTF-8) characters on the charts. You can use multi-lingual characters in all the charts in FusionCharts v3 suite. However, any rotated text on chart cannot show non-English characters.
To use UTF8 characters, all you need to do is:
Use dataURL method to provide XML data to FusionCharts. dataXML method doesn't work with special characters.
Make sure that you've the required code page installed on your machine to view the characters
When you now view the charts, you'll see the UTF8 characters properly on the chart.
If you're using a physical XML file, make sure it's saved in UTF-8 format.
FusionCharts supports only left-to-right languages as of now. It doesn't have native support for right-to-left languages like Hebrew. So, if you want to use Hebrew with FusionCharts, you'll have to programatically change the text sequence and then provide the data to FusionCharts.

Can I put links for each column, bar, pie etc. on the chart? Or, can I create drill down charts?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:44:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionCharts can be easily and extensively used to create drill-down charts. All the charts in FusionCharts v3 suite support drill down for data elements i.e., in each chart type, the data plot of that chart (columns in Column Charts, Pie slices in Pie Charts etc.) can act as hotspots for the chart. Using the drill down functionality provided by FusionCharts, you can easily produce charts that enact "drill down" or "zoom in (data)" capabilities.
In FusionCharts v3, you can define the following types of link for the data plot:
Simple links that open in the same page
Simple links that open in a new page
Links that open in a specified frame
Links that open in a new pop-up window
Existing JavaScript functions (on the same page) to be invoked as links
The following links will detail more on how to create drill down charts:
Simple Drill Down: http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/DrillDown/Simple.html
Drill down in frames: http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/DrillDown/Frames.html
Drill down in pop-up windows: http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/DrillDown/PopUps.html
Creating full chart as a link: http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/DrillDown/ClickURL.html
Using JavaScript functions as drill-down links: http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/DrillDown/JavaScript.html

How do I make my labels on the map appear in bold?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:34:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionMaps allows you to customize your font properties in a variety of ways. The simplest way to customize font face, color and size is by using the <map> attributes baseFont, baseFontSize and baseFontColor.
However, if you want to make your labels on the map appear in bold, you'll have to use the STYLES feature provided by PowerMaps. For help of the same, please go to FusionMaps v3 Documentation > FusionMaps and STYLES.
A simple example of making all labels on map bold using STYLES:
<map>


<styles>
<definition>
<style name='MyFirstFontStyle' type='font' face='Verdana' bold='1'/>
</definition>
<application>
<apply toObject='Labels' styles='MyFirstFontStyle' />
</application>
</styles>
</map>

Can FusionCharts run on a PDA which runs Windows Mobile 2003 v2?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:29:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionCharts v3 runs on Flash Player 8, which is not yet available for the mobile platform. As such, FusionCharts v3 cannot run on any mobile devices as of now.
If you need charts for mobile platform, you can use our previous version FusionCharts v2.3, which uses Flash Player 6. FusionCharts v2.3 can be seen at http://www.fusioncharts.com/FusionCharts23/. Flash Player 6 is widely available for most of the mobile platforms.

Can I get the updated XML data from drag charts in my Flash movie instead of JavaScript?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:17:00 GMT
Abstract:
You can use the public returnXML function of DragNodeChart/DragLine2DChart/DragColumn2DChart class to get the updated XML data inside your Flash Movie.
Sample Usage:
var chartXML:String = myDragChart.returnXML();

How do I add special characters to set labels?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:08:00 GMT
Abstract:
If you're using dataURL method, you can directly specify the special characters as part of set labels.
In case of dataXML method, you need to URL encode them.
Please visit FusionCharts v3 Documentation > Advanced Charting > Using Special Characters and FusionCharts Free Documentation > Advanced Charting > Using Special Characters to read more on this.

How can I remove the "About FusionCharts" context menu item?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:02:00 GMT
Abstract:
We're introducing an XML attribute in FusionCharts v3.0.2, PowerCharts v3.0.2 and PowerMaps v3.0.2 (previous name of FusionMaps), which allows you to remove the context menu item.
Release Dates/ETA:
PowerMaps: 24th Dec, 2006
FusionCharts: 1st Week of Jan, 2007
PowerCharts: 2nd Week of Jan, 2007
The attribute is <chart showFCMenuItem='0' ..>
You can download free upgrade to v3.0.2 by logging in at www.fusioncharts.com/PUC and then going to "My Orders" section.

Instead of loading the XML directly in the chart, I want to get it using ajax after the chart is loaded. I need this because the processing takes some time, and I need to use SSL. Is this possible?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:58:00 GMT
Abstract:
Yes - you can indeed do this using the JavaScript APIs that we provide as part of FusionCharts v3.
Initially, you can load the chart with empty data <chart></chart> and a different "No data to display message" too. To customize the message, please see http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/ChartMessages.html
There by, you can load the XML data in your JavaScript objects using AJAX, format it to FusionCharts XML format and then provide it to chart using setDataXML method as explained at http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/JS_setDataXML.html
Our blueprint application for FusionCharts (http://www.fusioncharts.com/Demos/Blueprint/) intensively uses this method.

Can we generate scroll-able x axis using FusionCharts? That is, scrollbars can be used to span across different pages of a continuous data.

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:44:00 GMT
Abstract:
Yes - using the scroll charts introduced in FusionCharts v3, you can easily do so. Please see http://www.fusioncharts.com/GalleryScroll.asp

When accessing a FusionCharts chart over SSL (HTTPS) on Internet Explorer, the chart doesn't work. However, the same chart works on Firefox. What should I do?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:42:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionCharts can work over HTTPS (Secure Sockets Layer too) in the same way as HTTP.
However, if you're using the dataURL method, you need to set a few headers. Loading XML files in Flash over an SSL Connection in Internet Explorer fails if the Pragma:no-cache or Cache-control:no-cache HTTP headers are set on the XML file or the XML data provider file. The "Cache: no cache" header causes IE to actually return ERROR_INTERNET_UNABLE_TO_CACHE_FILE HTTPS as
the content instead of the XML data.
So, if you're using dataURL method on Internet Explorer, you need to make sure that the server does not send no-cache headers for the XML data. To do so, set the following headers for your XML Data provider page:
Cache-Control: cache, must-revalidate
Pragma: public
When using Firefox or any other browser, you would not find this error. This error occurs only in Internet Explorer.
Also, this happens only in dataURL mode and not in dataXML mode, as in dataURL mode the SWF has to download XML data.

How to change the size of the chart generated by FusionCharts? When i am reducing or icreasing the size, the whole chart is not showing.

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:38:00 GMT
Abstract:
If you are using FusionCharts Free, please see http://www.fusioncharts.com/free/Docs/Contents/resizing.html for resizing options.
If you're using FusionCharts v3 and you're using the FusionCharts JavaScript class (http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/JSEmbed.html ) - you can directly specify the size of the chart in the class constructor.
If you are using FusionCharts v3 and you're using HTML, you have to specify the size of the chart in the HTML wrapper file.
http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/FirstChart.html

I was wondering how I can show the exact number retrieved from the database on the graph instead of rounding it off to the nearest whole number?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:32:00 GMT
Abstract:
Yes. You can show the full number on the chart by setting:
<graph formatNumberScale='0' ..> or <chart formatNumberScale='0' ..> (in v3)
This attribute stops the scaling of numbers on chart and as such full numbers would be displayed.

Is there a way to avoid "Click to activate" issue in Internet Explorer?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:11:00 GMT
Abstract:
Note: This article applies only if you're using FusionCharts v2.3 or Instrumentation Suite v2. If you're using FusionCharts v3, FusionGadgets v3, FusionMaps v3, FusionCharts Free, please go here: http://www.fusioncharts.com/Docs/Contents/JSEmbed.html

For FusionCharts v2.3 and Instrumentation Suite v2 Users
Microsoft recently announced that they will be changing the way Internet Explorer handles plugins. Basically, the functionality changes work like this:

When using an applet, object, or embed tag to insert a plugin into an HTML document, that plugin will not allow user interaction until the user clicks on it. Microsoft calls this process “Activating an ActiveX Control’s Interface."

In case of FusionCharts (which is a Flash plugin), it means that the charts will no

When we trying to plot a good amount of data using FusionCharts, we get the error "A Script in this movie is causing Macromedia Flash Player 7 to run slowly. If it continues to run, your computer may become unresponsive. Do you want to abort the script?"

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:04:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionCharts is a Macromedia Flash movie which uses XML as its data interface. The charts are rendered client side and therefore you need to make a few considerations for large data. Since parsing large XML documents and rendering them in animated way is resource intensive, it is recommended not to use over 400-600 points in the entire XML data document.

However, you can optimize the charts to show around 2000 data points using the following:
Remove animation when plotting large data points.
Make sure that you display only the relevant x-axis names. Like if you’ve 2000 data points and 500 x-axis labels, display all the labels would make no sense at all, as it would clutter the chart up. You can select which x-axis names to display and which to hide.
Reduce the number of elements to be rendered on the chart. Like, in a line chart, you can hide the anchors, shadow etc. This would lead to faster rendering.

How do I print charts generated by FusionCharts?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:47:00 GMT
Abstract:
If you're using FusionCharts v3/FusionGadgets v3/FusionMaps v3/PowerCharts v3, you can use the context menu > Print Chart option of the chart/map to print the chart.

To print charts, there are two options:
Use the print button of the browser
Right click on the chart and select Print.
We recommend the first option in this case.

I'm trying to use FusionCharts and I keep getting "No data to display error." I've checked my XML data file and the chart .swf file and they both seem alright to me. What could be wrong?

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:36:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionCharts shows “No Data to display” only when it couldn’t find any data (<set> elements) in the XML data document you’ve provided to it. There can be two possibilities of such a case:

Your XML data document is empty. There are no <dataset> or <set> elements.
There’s a mismatch of XML data document and chart .swf. For example, you might be providing multi-series XML data, however, using a single series chart .swf or vice versa. In that case, please make sure that you’re using multi-series .swf with multi-series XML data.

I'm using non-english characters in my x-axis labels and y-axis name. However, when I try to rotate the x-axis labels, they don't show up.

Saikat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:17:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionCharts can show only English characters and symbols in rotated text (vertical format). Any character which is not English would show up fine in all other places but the following:
Rotated x-axis labels
Y-Axis Label (as it’s rotated too).
Also, to use non-English characters, dataURL method should be used essentially.

Suggestive reading:
Using multi-lingual text in FusionCharts
Using multi-lingual text in FusionGadgets

I want to use Sterling Pound as the numberPrefix or numberSuffix. How can I do this?

Saikat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:59:00 GMT
Abstract:
To use sterling pound (£) character as the number prefix or suffix in your chart, all you need to do is add the following to <graph> element:
<graph numberPrefix='%A3' ..>
Or
<graph numberSuffix='%A3' ..>

This article uses FusionCharts Free codes. FusionCharts v3 users should use <chart> in place of <graph>.
<chart numberPrefix='%A3' ..>
Or
<chart numberSuffix='%A3' ..>
To use Euro (€) symbol as the number prefix or suffix in your chart, all you need to do is add the following to <graph> element:
<graph numberPrefix='%80' ..>
Or
<graph numberSuffix='%80' ..>

This article uses FusionCharts Free codes. FusionCharts v3 users should use <chart> in place of <graph>.
<chart numberPrefix='%80' ..>
Or
<chart numberSuffix='%80' ..>

To use any special character (like %, &, Accented Character Euro Symbol, Pound Symbol etc.) on the chart as numberPrefix or numberSuffix, you need to URL Encode the characters into their hexadecimal form. URL encoding replaces the alphanumeric character with the hexadecimal combination which represents that character.

So, if you've to specify % as numberSuffix, you'll need to use:
<graph ... numberSuffix='%25' ... >

Or,

<chart ... numberSuffix='%25' ... >

When you're specifying special characters in places other than numberPrefix or numberSuffix, you do not need to URL Encode them (apart from set links). You can place them directly using dataURL method, apart from characters which make

When I use the & (ampersand) character in my chart links, it gives me "Invalid XML Error" or behaves abnormally.

Saikat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:29:00 GMT
Abstract:
To use any special character in link (like ?, &, Accented Character etc.) in the links, you need to URL Encode the characters into their hexadecimal form. URL encoding replaces the alphanumeric character with the hexadecimal combination which represents that character.

So if you've to use & in your links, you'll need to change it to %26.

Example: link='detail.asp?id=1&subid=2' should be link='detail%2Easp%3Fid%3D1%26subid%3D2'.

Here, we’ve URL Encoded the entire URL so that all special characters are converted into their hexadecimal form.

I do not want my chart to animate. Can I stop it from animating?

Saikat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:12:00 GMT
Abstract:
In all FusionCharts charts that support animation, you can stop the animation of the chart using:
<graph ... animation="0" ...>

(This is applicable only to charts that support animation).

Or,

<chart ... animation="0" ...>

There isn’t a way to control the speed of the animation. However, if you want to slow down the animation speed, you can edit the FPS (Frames Per Second) of the chart file (.fla file) and then recompile it.

When all the data is zero in the chart, the charts shows NaN on the y-axis and the columns take weird shapes. How do I correct it?

Saikat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:08:00 GMT
Abstract:
When all the data is zero in your chart, like the XML below:

<graph caption='Products Per Category' shownames='1' showvalues='0' decimalPrecision='0' numberPrefix='%A3'>
<set name='A+' value='0' />
<set name='B+' value='0' />
<set name='AB+' value='0' />
<set name='A-' value='0' />
<set name='B-' value='0' />
</graph>

FusionCharts is a copy-n-paste style installation component - that is to say one does not need to install any external Active-X control or component to render charts. Nor do you need any license keys / serial numbers. All you need to do is copy the ready-to-use .swf files from the download package to your web server.

Post unzipping, to install FusionCharts for your website, just copy the required .swf files from Download Package > Charts folder to any folder of your web application. It is always preferable to keep all these .swf files in a root folder of your application so that all your scripts can easily access these chart swf files. Shown below is an example:

Can I use FusionCharts with a database to plot live data? If yes, how?

Saikat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:55:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionCharts is meant for plotting dynamic data on the web. It can plot charts with data stored in any form of data storage system. Since, FusionCharts doesn't directly interact with your data storage system, it doesn't matter what form of data storage you're using. That means, regardless of which app server and database you pair it with, FusionCharts will always be able to create data-driven interactive charts.

Cruising through an example initially will make the picture clear for you. Let's quickly get to it and see how the entire process can be put into action.

An Example
We'll quickly get into an example of creating a database driven chart utilizing the Northwind database. The Northwind database is the default database provided with MS SQL Server and MS Access. This database contains the sales data for a fictitious company called Northwind Traders, which imports and exports speciality foods from all around the world.

http://www.fusioncharts.com/LicenseTable.asp
The pricing details can be found at:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/Licensing.asp
For FileMaker products, visit the following link:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/FileMaker/License.asp

I wish to drill down to county maps and then to postcode level. Can I use .shp files ? Or is there any other way to do the same ?

Saikat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:37:00 GMT
Abstract:
FusionMaps v3 does NOT operate on zip code. Instead, it operates on physical geographical entities. To drill from main map to county maps (say US), you'll need to link the US map with proper data to take to required page where the drill down map would show.
FusionMaps doesn't accept SHP files. Instead, it has it's own map drawings.

I've upgraded from evaluation to a license. However, still your charts/maps are showing evaluation mark. How do I remove that?

Saikat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:35:00 GMT
Abstract:
Please make sure that you’ve done the following:
Replaced the evaluation version .swfs with the new .swfs (present in the download package under Charts/Maps folder).
Cleared your browser cache.
When you now view your application, you would not find any stamps on your charts.