Creating Graphs in c# web forms

[Coskun Cavusoglu]

Hi I need to build something that works like the following example

http://www.realestateabc.com/calc_v22/calculator.html

How can can I do this by using c# and web forms. It will be a part of a web
based project so it has to work on the web. And the important is as the user
slides the control the graph will change itself. How can I get c# to draw a
graph on a website depending on the slide controls postion.

thanks
coskunc

[Ignacio Machin]

Re: Creating Graphs in c# web forms

Hi Coskun,

Well the example that you gave is not the best one :) , you see an applet
is like a program running on the browser, the equivalent would be an activeX
( this is just a simplification ) with a web app is VERY much difficult
render such a complex interface, it's doable but with a lot more of work, if
what you need is generate graph onfly you better get a third party tool, do
a google search ( I did this one
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...8&q=graph+c%23 )

Hope this help,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Coskun Cavusoglu" <coskunc@exceed inc.com> wrote in message
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> Hi I need to build something that works like the following example
> http://www.realestateabc.com/calc_v22/calculator.html
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> How can can I do this by using c# and web forms. It will be a part of a[/color]
web[color=blue]
> based project so it has to work on the web. And the important is as the[/color]
user[color=blue]
> slides the control the graph will change itself. How can I get c# to draw[/color]
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> graph on a website depending on the slide controls postion.
>
> thanks
> coskunc
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>[/color]

[Michael Mayer]

Re: Creating Graphs in c# web forms

I question your requirements: "How can can I do this by using c# and
web forms" Remember to pick your technology based on how it addresses
the problem at hand, and C# wouldn't be my answer for interactive
animation on web pages.

You probably want something that can run client side (otherwise, every
move of a slider would require a round-trip to your webserver to
create a new graph). It's possible to make the graphs (using GDI+) on
the server, but it will be slower than molasses and not scalable since
every user will be requiring a ton of server resources for all these
graphs.

It's also possible to make C# applets that run on the browser (google:
c# applet), but that's only practical if it's on an intranet and you
know everybody's using IE6 & has .NET runtime installed.

Normal client-side programming would be in either JavaScript (google:
graph javascript), or possibly Macromedia Flash with ActionScript (
here's an article:
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/111302-1.shtml).

Good luck!
mike


"Ignacio Machin" <ignacio.mach in AT dot.state.fl.us > wrote in message
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> Hi Coskun,
>
> Well the example that you gave is not the best one :) , you see an[/color]
applet[color=blue]
> is like a program running on the browser, the equivalent would be an[/color]
activeX[color=blue]
> ( this is just a simplification ) with a web app is VERY much[/color]
difficult[color=blue]
> render such a complex interface, it's doable but with a lot more of[/color]
work, if[color=blue]
> what you need is generate graph onfly you better get a third party[/color]
tool, do[color=blue]
> a google search ( I did this one
>[/color]
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...8&q=graph+c%23 )[color=blue]
>
> Hope this help,
>
> --
> Ignacio Machin,
> ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
> Florida Department Of Transportation
>
> "Coskun Cavusoglu" <coskunc@exceed inc.com> wrote in message
> news:eQKjPdQXDH A.1888@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Hi I need to build something that works like the following example
> > http://www.realestateabc.com/calc_v22/calculator.html
> >
> > How can can I do this by using c# and web forms. It will be a[/color][/color]
part of a[color=blue]
> web[color=green]
> > based project so it has to work on the web. And the important is[/color][/color]
as the[color=blue]
> user[color=green]
> > slides the control the graph will change itself. How can I get c#[/color][/color]
to draw[color=blue]
> a[color=green]
> > graph on a website depending on the slide controls postion.
> >
> > thanks
> > coskunc
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Craig S]

Re: Creating Graphs in c# web forms

As it has already been said, you can never accomplish that page in C#...

However, I have experience (and highly recommend) .Net Charting from Dundas
Software. ( http://www.dundas.com ) It won't do real-time updates like
that page, but it generates BEAUTIFUL static graphs...

"Coskun Cavusoglu" <coskunc@exceed inc.com> wrote in message
news:eQKjPdQXDH A.1888@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi I need to build something that works like the following example
> http://www.realestateabc.com/calc_v22/calculator.html
>
> How can can I do this by using c# and web forms. It will be a part of a[/color]
web[color=blue]
> based project so it has to work on the web. And the important is as the[/color]
user[color=blue]
> slides the control the graph will change itself. How can I get c# to draw[/color]
a[color=blue]
> graph on a website depending on the slide controls postion.
>
> thanks
> coskunc
>
>[/color]

[Coskun Cavusoglu]

Re: Creating Graphs in c# web forms

Thank you but it has to be real time. So thats why I cant use those chart
generating components. I'll have to look into activex and try to do it
somehow thank you..