Need to convert a SWF Chart/Graph to Image file.

[Eldric]

I've already tried the Flash forum, but I haven't gotten that much luck. On the
off chance that there's a non-flash solution to my problem, I'm posting in this
forum as well. I'm currently attempting to put together a web interface that
will allow users to access a research database, and depending on their
queries, generate a chart or graph based on the information they want. I've
already found the code to accomplish this from this site:
[url]http://www.maani.us/charts/index.php?menu=Introduction[/url] and while the code
allows me to create a dynamic SWF representation of any graph/chart I need, I
also wanted to provide the users with a method of saving a given chart/graph as
an image file (bitmap, jpeg, gif, or png) through a button on the page, for use
in an office presentation or report (i.e. MS Powerpoint or MS Word). For the
past two days I've searched the web looking for some sort of solution to this,
but I haven't been able to find one yet. In fact, I'm not even certain if this
can be done in Flash - my knowledge in the topic is limited, but I have some
help. Anyway, if someone could please let me know if this type of function is
even possible or if I'm just wasting my time, please let me know - I'd really
appreciate it.
Thanks in advance for your time and patience,
Eldric

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"Eldric" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I've already tried the Flash forum, but I haven't gotten that much luck.

On the

> off chance that there's a non-flash solution to my problem, I'm posting in

this

> forum as well. I'm currently attempting to put together a web interface

that

> will allow users to access a research database, and depending on their
> queries, generate a chart or graph based on the information they want.

I've

> already found the code to accomplish this from this site:
> [url]http://www.maani.us/charts/index.php?menu=Introduction[/url] and while the code
> allows me to create a dynamic SWF representation of any graph/chart I

need, I

> also wanted to provide the users with a method of saving a given

chart/graph as

> an image file (bitmap, jpeg, gif, or png) through a button on the page,

for use

> in an office presentation or report (i.e. MS Powerpoint or MS Word). For

the

> past two days I've searched the web looking for some sort of solution to

this,

> but I haven't been able to find one yet. In fact, I'm not even certain if

this

> can be done in Flash - my knowledge in the topic is limited, but I have

some

> help. Anyway, if someone could please let me know if this type of function

is

> even possible or if I'm just wasting my time, please let me know - I'd

really

> appreciate it.
> Thanks in advance for your time and patience,
> Eldric
>

[Troyan]

If you have access to ColdFusion you can integrate your application
with him, passing variables or using Remoting, and use <CFChart> to
create a chart image, that can be saved.

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[Eldric]

I initially thought about that, but I want just the graph to be captured - and
the graphs don't fill up the entire webpage. Additionally, like I said, I
wanted to provide some sort of dialogue for the users to save the image as
"Whatever", so they could tag the file with whatever filename they want. My
understanding was the screen capture function would literally just insert a
copy of the screen capture into the computer's clipboard and then the user
would have to paste the copy into a blank image file through some image
software program like Photoshop. What I need is something simple that doesn't
require the user to use some sort of 3rd party image software outside of the
web browser, in order to get a copy of the chart/graph.
Thanks though for your tip, I'm still looking so if you have any other
suggestions on what I should do, I'd really appreciate hearing from you.
Eldric

[rob :: digitalburn]

You can also use PHP to generate a procedural image (be it a graph or
whatever else), which can be displayed and saved by the user.


Troyan wrote:

> If you have access to ColdFusion you can integrate your application
> with him, passing variables or using Remoting, and use <CFChart> to
> create a chart image, that can be saved.
>
> []s

[Eldric]

Will the procedural image be a duplicate of the chart created in the PHP/SWF process, or will it be an approximation of the created chart/graph?
Eldric

[rob :: digitalburn]

I'd forget using Flash, and just use PHP to create the graph/chart in the
first place. If you do it properly, there's no reason why it can't be an
exact match of the data you wish to present.


Eldric wrote:

> Will the procedural image be a duplicate of the chart created in the
> PHP/SWF process, or will it be an approximation of the created
> chart/graph? Eldric

[Eldric]

Thanks, I'll keep looking online and speak to my friend who is somewhat more
familiar with PHP than I am, and I'll see if it is possible to keep the output
content and yet change the output file type.
Thanks again,
Eldric