• create real-time dynamic flash charts
• visualize your data in 10 chart types
• add flash animation for better impact
• take chart data from various sources
• publish chart as SWF, HTML, EXE, JPG
• customize every element of flash chart

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. I would like to create a bubble chart where the labels of the rows and columns are used as the scales. Setting the major units to 1 doesn't work here.

    The file (123.ach) is an example how to make a bubble chart where the labels of the rows and columns are used as the scales.

  2. I'm trying to use the "External Data File" path. I triedthese options: C:\graph\Enter_Graph.xml Is there a way to give the SWF a parameter of the XML?

    Yes, you can set any path, but you should set the correct value for "Accept as Local" parameter.

    Also, there is a security policy of Flash Player and one of items is all external files should be either in the same folder where the swf file is or in the sub-folders. More details you can find at the adobe.com web-site.

  3. Can you tell me how to use dynamic data with Animated Charts Pro? I am particularly interested in connecting to SQL.

    You should write a script (for example, in ASP) forming the xml file. Make all needed SQL queries for selecting data and put them to the xml file.

    Source of simple xml file:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
    <Project>
     <Data>
      <ColCount>3</ColCount>
      <RowCount>11</RowCount>
      <Item0>|min1|min2|min3|min4|min5|min6|min7|min8|min9|min10</Item0>
      <Item1>HELLO|12.05|14.28|16.23|17.48|17.66|16.51|10|10.00|8.87|6.74</Item1>
      <Item2>HELLO|-10.60|-10.09|-8.45|-5.82|-2.51|1.08|-10|-7.85|-5.86|-4.45</Item2>
     </Data>
    </Project>

  4. I have just purchased and installed Animated Chart Pro and have a definite problem trying to access live data sources. The software only seems to allow me the same data sources as the standard edition.

    The Flash technology supports loading data from an external file, for example, the xml format, and Animated Chart uses the same method.You should do the following in the Animated Chart Pro:1. Create and customize a chart with any data.2. "Items" toolbar: choose the "Chart" item.3. "Inspector" toolbar: set a path to the xml file in the "External Data File" field.

  5. The Animated Chart Pro allows live data refreshing... In some instances I just want it to load an xml file once and not have it refresh after that. How do I stop it refreshing? Setting the 'REFRESH DATA RATE' to zero does not stop it.

    You should set refresh data rate to "infinity" with a big number (for example, 2 years in secs).

  6. How to create a chart?

    To create chart in Flash or other formats with Animated Chart software, you have to select necessary chart type, enter chart data manually or import it from file (text file or excel data file) and customize chart items.

  7. How to save chart as an SWF file (Flash chart)?

    You can save chart created with Animated Chart software in a various formats and SWF (or Flash) format is one of them. It’s the most appropriate file format for web publishing. To save your chart as an SWF, open File menu> Export > Export as SWF, choose the desired file name and location in the file browser, and click Save.

  8. How to publish flash chart to the Web?

    Animated Chart Animated Chart gives you web ready SWF file and HTML code, so all you should do is to upload SWF chart to your server and paste an HTML code into your web page. To create SWF file, open File menu > Export > Export as SWF. To get an HTML code, click File in the main menu > Export > Copy HTML to ClipBoard and then paste this code into a web page.
     

  9. How to create chart templates?

    To save your chart for further editing, open File menu > Save as. Your file will be saved as an .ach file – it’s a chart template or chart project file. It can be opened and edited anytime. Also, you can find some preset chart templates in the folder Animated Chart / Chart Samples. There are templates for every chart type – area, bars, bubble, columns, doughnut, lines, pie, scatter, stock.

  10. Can I save a chart as image?

    Charts created with our software can be saved as JPG or BMP image files. To do this, open File menu > Export > Export as Image. Then select file format, file name and location in the file browser and click Save.

  11. What are live chart / dynamic chart / real-time chart in Flash?

    Live, dynamic, real-time flash chart or chart with dynamic data is a flash chart with data changing when source data from XML file changes. XML chart allows chart data to be changed automatically by loading data from an external file without refreshing or replacing the flash chart itself.

  12. How to create flash chart with live data?

    Animated Chart Professional Edition enables you to create charts with dynamic data in a few easy steps. Visual editor helps you to customize flash chart (this step is the same as for usual flash charts). Then, your chart data should be saved as an XML file. To do that, open File menu > Export > Export Data to XML, or click Export button on the program toolbar and select Export Data to XML in the descending menu. After uploading SWF chart and XML data file to the server, flash chart will load data from this file. To make XML data dynamic, you should write a script (for example, in ASP) forming the XML file. Make all needed queries for selecting data and put them to the file. The chart will automatically update itself.

  13. What files can be used as data sources for dynamic flash graph?

    Primary chart data can be entered manually or imported from text file or Excel spreadsheet. To make chart data update automatically after web publishing, you should create an XML file. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language and is used to store and transport data. To create XML file in Animated Chart Pro, open File menu > Export > Export Data to XML, or click Export button on the program toolbar and select Export Data to XML in the descending menu. Data from XML file will be loaded to the chart, so when XML data is changed, chart data will change as well.

  14. How does data change in live charts after web publishing?

    To make a dynamic flash chart, you upload SWF chart created with Animated Chart Pro Edition and an XML data source file to the server. Data from the XML file will be loaded to the chart, so when XML data is changed, chart data will change respectively. To make XML data dynamic, you should write a script (for example, in ASP) forming the XML file. Make all needed queries for selecting data and put them to the file. The chart will automatically update itself.

  15. How to change chart data and chart view after it’s published to the Web?

    Dynamic or live chart consists of two parts – an SWF chart itself and an XML file. XML file is a chart data source, so chart data changes when XML file changes. SWF file is ‘responsible’ for chart view, and to change chart type, colors, animation, etc., one should replace an existing SWF file to the new one with needed parameters. Not to change an HTML code of a web page, give a new file the same name as the existing file has.