ie Graph - User's Manual (free version)
 Used
by HandsontheLand.org's environmental monitoring pages, this Flash-based
graphing tool is available for free. Please contact Interactive
Earth for a customized version or implementation consultation.
System Requirements
The free Macromedia Flash Player version 6.0 or greater is required for
the use of this tool.
Features
Date x-axis
Automatically distributes dates across the x-axis in real-time layout.
Dates must be entered from earliest to latest in parameter setting (see
Using the Tool below).
Numeric y-axis
Automatically distributes numeric values across y-axis. Y-axis limits
may be preset for a defined range of values.
Four datasets
Enter up to four color-coded datasets.
Using the Tool
Save ie_graph.swf and place it in the same folder
as the HTML viewing file which contains the source code below. The data
for your graph will be entered as parameters in two places within the
code. By entering i tin the HTML file, it will load dynamically each time
a user refreshes their browser.
This following source code must be placed in the HTML viewing file. The
"Flashvars" variables must be entered in two locations as seen
below:
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/
flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="534"
height="448">
<param name="movie" value="ie_graph.swf">
<param name="quality" value="high"><param
name="SCALE"
value="exactfit">
<param name="FlashVars" value="datafile=6/23/2004|1^6/29/2004|1^
7/7/2004|3^ 7/15/2004|3^7/26/2004|3^9/3/2004|3^9/13/2004|3
&data_file_title=c of leaf
1a of CB0104 at Purchase Knob
&datafile2=6/23/2004|1^6/29/2004|1^7/7/2004|2
&data_file_title2=c of leaf
1a of CB0204 at Purchase
Knob&datafile3=6/23/2004|1^6/29/2004|2^7/7/2004|4^8/25/2004|6^
9/1/2004|10&data_file_title3=c
of leaf 1a of CB0304 at Purchase Knob
&graph_title=Ozone Bio-monitoring
Graph&highest=10&lowest=0&other_info=
Values represent a predefined NPS
scale.">
<embed src="ie_graph.swf" width="534"
height="448" quality="high"
flashvars="datafile=6/23/2004|1^6/29/2004|1^
7/7/2004|3^ 7/15/2004|3^7/26/2004|3^9/3/2004|3^9/13/2004|3
&data_file_title=c of leaf
1a of CB0104 at PurchaseKnob
&datafile2=6/23/2004|1^6/29/2004|1^7/7/2004|2
&data_file_title2=c of leaf
1a of CB0204 at Purchase Knob
&datafile3=6/23/2004|1^6/29/2004|2^7/7/2004|4^8/25/2004|6^
9/1/2004|10&data_file_title3=c
of leaf 1a of CB0304 at Purchase Knob
&graph_title=Ozone Bio-monitoring
Graph&highest=auto&lowest=0&other_info=
Values represent a predefined NPS
scale"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
scale="exactfit">
</embed>
</object>
In this example, two datasets are graphed from the example provided.
Up to four datasets can be included: datafile, datafile2, datafile3 and
datafile4. The content of the FlashVars parameter must be in the standard
MIME format application/x-www-form-urlencoded (a standard format used
by CGI scripts). Individual variables are delineated by an "&"
and are outlined below:
datafile=earliest date in first dataset [format 01/31/2005 or 01/31/05]|numeric
value^next date|numeric value^...
data_file_title=title of first dataset
datafileN=... [up to four datasets may be included]
datafile_titleN=... [up to four dataset titles may be included]
graph_title=Title of Graph
highest=auto [numeric value representing the highest number on y-axis
or enter "auto" for automatic configuration]
lowest=0 [numeric value representing the lowest number on y-axis or
enter "auto" for automatic configuration]
other_info=units [a one line bottom label, unit info, etc.]
Modify the variables above to represent your data. Each data group within
a dataset is delineated by a "^". Data within a data group is
delineated by a "|". The final entry within a dataset should
not be terminated with a "^". Since the data is embeded in an
HTML file, do not enter any quotation marks or "><" characters
within any of the parameters.
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