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| Hi, I want to convert the fusion chart's chart into an image and save it into the server's disk. I got a tool which will load SWF file in memory and will convert it into image. But how can I call fusion chart SWF file with the xml data from the server memory using this tool? The tool is expecting an SWF file as the input and it will generate the image. Any other way is there to do it from client or server side? Any Body can give me help on this issue?
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FusionCharts Team
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| FusionCharts is rendered on the client side using Adobe Flash Player. Essentially, FusionCharts is a set of .swf files, which when requested by the users, downloads on his/her machine, reads the XML data and then plots the chart. Owing to limitation of Macromedia Flash Player itself, which doesn’t allow saving the end output of the chart as image, FusionCharts too is bounded by the same limitations. As such, you cannot directly save the charts as bitmap/image/PDF. Indirect ways of saving chart image are: - You can third party tools like www.flashcapture.com to take one-click screenshots of the generated charts and then use it.
- You can use PDF Print drivers like www.pdf995.com to save the chart as PDF (by capturing it from Print Stream of your Operating System).
Thanks,
Pallav Nadhani
FusionCharts Team
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Hi,
i'm a web developer and i need a Dynamic Chart for a client of mine.
I'm evaluating various charts generators from diferents companies and i must say that your product are in the top #1 in my list, due to good documentation and easy implementation process.
I would buy imediatly FusionCharts v3 if it wasn't for a little problem. The aplication that i'm developing needs the Charts to be render in flash and in a bitmap image (jpeg/png) (for further integration in a PDF).
You said that:
"Owing to limitation of Macromedia Flash Player itself, which doesn’t allow saving the end output of the chart as image, FusionCharts too is bounded by the same limitations. As such, you cannot directly save the charts as bitmap/image/PDF."
That it's not correct.
Due to my researches in the internet, i found that Flash 8 can generate bitmap images from a movie clip.
http://www.flash-db.com/Tutorials/snapshot/index.php
http://www.sephiroth.it/tutorials/flashPHP/print_screen/page002.php
So what i sugest is that your .fla files should output the Bitmap data (as an option) for the PHP render function (in my particular situation) interpret the data and convert into jpeg/png format.
I realy thinks that's what Swiff Chart Generator is doing for generating their Charts in jpeg/png formats.
I've tried their software and it realy works.
But, as i said before, i prefered your product. 
So, i need to know, if you will gonna implement the functionality of generating Chart images in jpeg/png formats in a month period, as i have to decided wich aplication i will have to aquire.
Sorry for my English. I hope you understand what i've tried to say.
If i can help you in some way, or explain a little more about this subject, please contact me.
Thank you very much,
Sandro
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| Hi, Swiff Chart Generator generates the entire chart at server side. This bitmap data method is not very suitable for FusionCharts, as transferring even a chart data for 500x500 pixels chart involves a huge data load.
Thanks,
Pallav Nadhani
FusionCharts Team
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| Hi Pallav Nadhani, The implementation of this feature doesn't seem to be out of reach nor do I think it will significantly effect the size of the swf files themselves. Would it be totally out of line to suggest the feature be implemented and let us worry about the server load it creates? Thanks, Dan
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| Hi, We've put it in our wish list for future versions.
Thanks,
Pallav Nadhani
FusionCharts Team
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| Even if it's a long server process, I think that this might be a really important addition to the FusionChart.
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