Saving As Image

[JezLisle]

Morning, I am new to both Fusion Charts & PHP. I have a chart that populates from a database source which works great. I am now looking at how to save a chart as an image.

 

After following the online documentation it still doesn't give me the option to do this. Is there an alternate way I can do this?

 

Jez

[Guest Angshu]

Hi,

Welcome to FusionCharts Forum!

Starting FusionCharts v3.0.7, you could export your charts as images. And FusionCharts v3.1 adds new dimensions to it, by allowing you to export as PDFs as well, and also lets you choose whether to export the charts at client-side or server-side.

For more details, please visit the "Exporting as Image/PDF" section of FusionCharts online documentation. (http://www.fusioncharts.com/docs)

Hope this helps.

[JezLisle]

Hi,

Welcome to FusionCharts Forum!

Starting FusionCharts v3.0.7, you could export your charts as images. And FusionCharts v3.1 adds new dimensions to it, by allowing you to export as PDFs as well, and also lets you choose whether to export the charts at client-side or server-side.

For more details, please visit the "Exporting as Image/PDF" section of FusionCharts online documentation. (http://www.fusioncharts.com/docs)

Hope this helps.

 

I have used these online docs, and still having issues being able to save.

 

<?php

 

$sql = $strsql;

 

$rs=odbc_exec($cnn,$sql);

 

if (!$rs)

 

{exit("Error in SQL");}

 

$i = 0;

 

while (odbc_fetch_row($rs))

 

{

 

$monthname =odbc_result($rs,"MonthName");

 

$referral =odbc_result($rs,"Referrals");

 

$discharge =odbc_result($rs,"Discharges");

 

$arrData[$i++][1] = $monthname;

 

$arrData[$i++][2] = $referral;

 

$arrData[$i++][3] = $discharge;

 

}

 

//Initialize <chart> element

 

$strXML = "<chart caption='Referrals Against Discharges' showExportDataMenuItem='1' exportEnabled='1' exportHandler='class/exporter' exportAtClient='0' exportAction='download' exportTargetWindow='_blank' exportFileName='MyFileName' xAxisName='Months' yAxisName='Counts' numberPrefix='' formatNumberScale='1' rotateValues='1' placeValuesInside='1' decimals='0' >";

 

//Initialize <categories> element - necessary to generate a multi-series chart

 

$strCategories = "<categories>";

 

//Initiate <dataset> elements

 

$strDataCurr = "<dataset seriesName='Referrals'>";

 

$strDataPrev = "<dataset seriesName='Discharges'>";

 

//Iterate through the data

 

foreach ($arrData as $arSubData)

 

{

 

//Append <category name='...' /> to strCategories

 

$strCategories .= "<category name='" . $arSubData[1] . "' />";

 

//Add <set value='...' /> to both the datasets

 

$strDataCurr .= "<set value='" . $arSubData[2] . "' />";

 

$strDataPrev .= "<set value='" . $arSubData[3] . "' />";

 

}

 

//Close <categories> element

 

$strCategories .= "</categories>";

 

//Close <dataset> elements

 

$strDataCurr .= "</dataset>";

 

$strDataPrev .= "</dataset>";

 

 

 

//Assemble the entire XML now

 

$strXML .= $strCategories . $strDataCurr . $strDataPrev . "</chart>";

 

?>

 

 

 

<?php

 

//Create the chart - MS Column 3D Chart with data contained in strXML

 

echo renderChart("charts/MSColumn3D.swf", "", $strXML, "ReferralsAgainstDischarges", 600, 300, false, false);

 

?>

 

Edited September 8, 2011 by JezLisle

[Guest Angshu]

Hi,

 

The sample code for saving the chart as image can be available from: FusionCharts_Evaluation- Code- PHP-Export in FusionCharts download package.

 

Hope this helps.

[JezLisle]

That is where I got all the code from to do the Export as image, after reading the Online docs.

 

My problem as mentioned before is that I have followed what has been done in the sample code and the online docs and still I dont get my own code to do what the sample does. This is why I have posted to see where I have gone wrong?

 

 

[Guest Angshu]

Hi,

 

Please make sure you have provided the correct path and name of server side export handler in your PHP file .

 

Hope this helps.

[JezLisle]

I have tried it with the different handlers within the folder. Still I am having trouble. What else could the issue be?

[Guest Angshu]

Hi,

 

Thanks for your response.

 

Could you please confirm the FusionCharts version you are using?

 

Awaiting for your response.

[JezLisle]

Hi,

 

Thanks for your response.

 

Could you please confirm the FusionCharts version you are using?

 

Awaiting for your response.

 

I am using the Free version from the website