Comments for Brainstorm Multimedia http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com Bradley Beard's blog about ColdFusion, Flex, SQL Server, JavaScript, Music, and a lot of other stuff Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:36:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by bradley http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-34 bradley Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:24 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-34 @shix - You can read the XML file into your application through the file system, or you can do it via Web Services. It's your call, really (personal preference and/or requirement of the application). @shix - You can read the XML file into your application through the file system, or you can do it via Web Services. It’s your call, really (personal preference and/or requirement of the application).

]]> Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by bradley http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-33 bradley Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:19:24 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-33 @edgarv - You can poke around in the MXML file that creates the chart to find the references to the XML file that generates the drill down effects. Once you have that, you can replace it with your own, as long as the MXML knows what you're talking about in your custom drill down file. Make sense? @edgarv - You can poke around in the MXML file that creates the chart to find the references to the XML file that generates the drill down effects. Once you have that, you can replace it with your own, as long as the MXML knows what you’re talking about in your custom drill down file. Make sense?

]]> Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by shix2_82 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-32 shix2_82 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:33:37 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-32 hi, is there a way to read from XML without using HTTPService? There's a FileReference but it requires the runtime to be AIR. any other way? hi,

is there a way to read from XML without using HTTPService?

There’s a FileReference but it requires the runtime to be AIR. any other way?

]]> Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by edgarv http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-30 edgarv Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:57:25 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-30 Hi bradley, thank you for the reply, the problem that I am having with the drill down is that I would like to get the drill down from another xml file, right now it comes from the same xml file and then it distributes the values randomly. So what I am looking to acomplush is for example you have the first xml file creates the monthly sales, and the second xml file would bring in the values for each day. Not really sure how to tackle that one. thanks for any advice!! Hi bradley,
thank you for the reply, the problem that I am having with the drill down is that I would like to get the drill down from another xml file, right now it comes from the same xml file and then it distributes the values randomly.
So what I am looking to acomplush is for example you have the first xml file creates the monthly sales, and the second xml file would bring in the values for each day. Not really sure how to tackle that one.

thanks for any advice!!

]]> Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by bradley http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-29 bradley Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:28:14 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-29 @ k3n - once the XML is read into the variable, you can do whatever you want with it, yeah. I am not defining anything as far as columns/series, that is all read and created dynamically from the XML files. Brad @ k3n - once the XML is read into the variable, you can do whatever you want with it, yeah. I am not defining anything as far as columns/series, that is all read and created dynamically from the XML files.

Brad

]]> Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by bradley http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-28 bradley Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:25:36 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-28 Hey guys, sorry for not answering sooner, I've been busy at work. @david - where specifically are you having trouble? @EdgarV - the drilldown function is controlled from 2 files in the /src/qs/charts/effects/ folder in the assembly. If you've downloaded the dashboard from Adobe (or wherever you found it), then you will have the assemblies. One is for drilldown and one is for drillup. You shouldn't need to do anything to those files though (I didn't, anyway). The only file that I really modified pretty heavily was PieChartContent.mxml, which is in /src/com/esria/samples/dashboard/view. In that page, I have all of the logic for creating and reading the XML into Flex 3 variables, then putting those variables to use within the application and allowing for the drilldown of the specific data points. Let me know where you are having problems, and I'll do my best to address your issues. Brad Hey guys, sorry for not answering sooner, I’ve been busy at work.

@david - where specifically are you having trouble?

@EdgarV - the drilldown function is controlled from 2 files in the /src/qs/charts/effects/ folder in the assembly. If you’ve downloaded the dashboard from Adobe (or wherever you found it), then you will have the assemblies. One is for drilldown and one is for drillup. You shouldn’t need to do anything to those files though (I didn’t, anyway).

The only file that I really modified pretty heavily was PieChartContent.mxml, which is in /src/com/esria/samples/dashboard/view. In that page, I have all of the logic for creating and reading the XML into Flex 3 variables, then putting those variables to use within the application and allowing for the drilldown of the specific data points.

Let me know where you are having problems, and I’ll do my best to address your issues.

Brad

]]> Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by edgarv http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-26 edgarv Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:31:50 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-26 Hi bradley, I am completly new to flex and very new to programming, I came across the flex 3 dashboard and was able to generate xml data fom my as400 server. I am able to see the data in the charts. The problem that I am having is with the drill down. I was wondering if you could point me in the right direcction. Any help is greatly appreciated. EdgarV Hi bradley,
I am completly new to flex and very new to programming, I came across the flex 3 dashboard and was able to generate xml data fom my as400 server. I am able to see the data in the charts. The problem that I am having is with the drill down. I was wondering if you could point me in the right direcction. Any help is greatly appreciated.

EdgarV

]]> Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by k3n http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-25 k3n Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:04:45 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-25 this is awesome. i am trying to do something similar as well. just wondering, do you hardcode/define all the columns/series? or is there a way of dynamically passing those values from the xml? this is awesome. i am trying to do something similar as well. just wondering, do you hardcode/define all the columns/series? or is there a way of dynamically passing those values from the xml?

]]> Comment on Flex 3 Dashboard with DYNAMIC XML CHARTS by david http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2009/06/22/flex-3-dashboard-with-dynamic-xml-charts/#comment-24 david Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:57:02 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=143#comment-24 Hi Bradley, I was wondering if you had a bit of time to help explain how you did this...I puzzled trying to get this working myself. Hi Bradley, I was wondering if you had a bit of time to help explain how you did this…I puzzled trying to get this working myself.

]]> Comment on Fireworks MX Drop Down Menu Tutorial by bradley http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/2008/10/23/fireworks-mx-drop-down-menu-tutorial/#comment-23 bradley Fri, 01 May 2009 09:22:54 +0000 http://www.brainstorm-multimedia.com/?p=103#comment-23 Can you see the arrows on your local PC? Not on the website, but when you test it there on your PC, do the images show up? If they do, then you'll need to mirror that exact configuration on the web server, meaning that you'll have to load up the folder with the images and all the HTML also. As you can see from the code, Fireworks generates a bunch of JavaScript to render and display the menus, and from experience, I can tell you that it's very particular about how it works. I looked at the code in your page, and nothing really jumps out as being wrong, but I haven't tested your exact code on my system or anything either. The only thing I can see is that I downloaded the file http://www.hedgehoppers.co.uk/hmfcimages/arrows.gif from your server and I couldn't open the file in any image editing program I have (Photoshop, Fireworks, etc). From that, I would guess that maybe Fireworks didn't export the image file correctly, or there was some other issue when loading it to the server that caused the image to become corrupted. Go back into Fireworks and export the file again as "HTML with Images", load all that up to the server, and try it again. You may want to delete the old images and HTML from the web server first, just to be sure you're getting a clean load. Post it here when you get results... Can you see the arrows on your local PC? Not on the website, but when you test it there on your PC, do the images show up? If they do, then you’ll need to mirror that exact configuration on the web server, meaning that you’ll have to load up the folder with the images and all the HTML also.

As you can see from the code, Fireworks generates a bunch of JavaScript to render and display the menus, and from experience, I can tell you that it’s very particular about how it works.

I looked at the code in your page, and nothing really jumps out as being wrong, but I haven’t tested your exact code on my system or anything either.

The only thing I can see is that I downloaded the file http://www.hedgehoppers.co.uk/hmfcimages/arrows.gif from your server and I couldn’t open the file in any image editing program I have (Photoshop, Fireworks, etc). From that, I would guess that maybe Fireworks didn’t export the image file correctly, or there was some other issue when loading it to the server that caused the image to become corrupted. Go back into Fireworks and export the file again as “HTML with Images”, load all that up to the server, and try it again. You may want to delete the old images and HTML from the web server first, just to be sure you’re getting a clean load.

Post it here when you get results…

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