External XML

[porterfoster]

Hi.

 

 

 

I'm brand new to Fusion Charts, and I'm trying to get MyFirstChart working with an external XML doc, rather than what's hardcoded in Flash. This will be for a standalone desktop application, so it will not be run through a web browser.

 

 

 

I got the chart operational as a Multi-Series 3DChart with this hardcoded:

 

 

 

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//FusionCharts chart classes accept XML data as XML Object

//and not XML String.

//So, if you've an XML string, first create an XML object from it

//and then pass to the chart. We do the same.

var xmlData:XML = new XML(strXML);

// --------------------------------------------------- //



// -------------- Actual Code to create the chart ------------//

//To create a chart, you first need to create an empty movie clip to act as chart holder.

var chartContainerMC:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("ChartHolder",1);

//Now, instantiate the chart using Constructor function of the chart.

var myFirstChart:MSColumn3DChart = new MSColumn3DChart(mc_chartHolder, 1, 645, 436, 0, 0, false, "EN", "noScale");

//Convey the XML data to chart.

myFirstChart.setXMLData(xmlData);

//Draw the chart

myFirstChart.render();

//Stop

stop();

 

 

 

Sorry to bug you guys with something so basic, but I am stuck stuck stuck. So how do I adjust the actionscript to access an external XML?

Edited July 17, 2009 by Guest

[FusionCharts Support]

Hi,

Can try with the following code?

 

#include "com/fusioncharts/includes/LoadingFunctions.as"

 

#include "com/fusioncharts/includes/AppMessages.as"

 

import com.fusioncharts.core.charts.Column2DChart;

var xmlData:XML = new XML();

xmlData.onload=function(success){

 

var chartContainerMC:MovieClip = createEmptyMovieClip("ChartHolder",1);

var myFirstChart:Column2DChart = new Column2DChart(chartContainerMC, 1, 450, 225, 20, 0, false, "EN", "noScale");

myFirstChart.setXMLData(xmlData);

myFirstChart.render();

}

xmlData.load("myxmlfile.xml");

stop();

ALGO:

1. import classes required for chart

2. Create XML object

3. use XML.load() to load XML from external file

4. **IMPORTANT** create .onLoad event listner which would be called when the XML is completly loaded

5. Render the chart once the XML is Loaded

[porterfoster]

thank you so much! That worked perfectly.

[Guest Rajroop]

Great.

 

 

 

Happy FusionCharting.