1. Richard Carrier
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. Thursday, 22 October 2020 15:39 PM UTC

Hello All,

 

We are looking for a great chart builder. The chart pro looks nice but I'm concerned about the facts:

  • Locked to One machine by Mac address. This is old and fails often just like the SAP Powerbuilder
  • Only get PBD's and no guarantee the product will be updated in the future
  • Extremely over priced. 
  • Support is slow

We have been using CodeJock but the chart pro is already connected to the datawindow so its nice

 

Can anyone comment or suggest another product that is royalty free.

 

As always, I sincerely appreciate All responses.

Richard

Liang Frank Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Monday, 14 December 2020 10:49 AM UTC
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. # 1

Hello All,

I'm using pb12, just bought chart pro from codejock,

I don't know how to set the style property in pb12,

 

here's visual basic6 sample code:

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Set SplineStyle = New ChartSplineSeriesStyle

SplineStyle.LineStyle.Thickness = 4

Set ChartControl.Content.Series(0).Style = SplineStyle

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here's my code in pb12:

oleobject obj_style
obj_style=obj_chart.ChartSplineSeriesStyle()

obj_chart.Content.Series(0).Style = obj_style

But it doesn't work, pls advice.

Thanks a lot !

 

Best regards,

Frank Liang

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  1. Miguel Leeuwe
  2. Monday, 14 December 2020 15:03 PM UTC
Try using "object":

Instead of:

obj_style=obj_chart.ChartSplineSeriesStyle()

do:

obj_style=obj_chart.Object.ChartSplineSeriesStyle()



Not sure if that'll fix it, but it's worth a try.

regards
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  1. Miguel Leeuwe
  2. Monday, 14 December 2020 15:06 PM UTC
Not sure what "obj_chart" is. Does it need to be created first?

obj_chart = Create oleobject

???
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  1. Liang Frank
  2. Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:13 PM UTC
Hi Miguel,



ChartSplineSeriesStyle means: a set of properties.



I have the object created to obj_chart. so, obj_chart is the same as obj_chart.object.



so still don't work...

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Chris Pollach @Appeon Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Thursday, 22 October 2020 20:32 PM UTC
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. # 2

Hi Richard;

  Another alternative (and its free) is to use Google Charts in your PB App via the new native PB Web Browser control in the PB2019 releases.

FYI: ...

https://community.appeon.com/index.php/qna/q-a/use-of-google-charts-in-power-buldier

https://community.appeon.com/index.php/qna/q-a/google-chart

Basic Approach: https://www.rgagnon.com/jsdetails/js-0136.html

Google charts & API: https://developers.google.com/chart/?csw=1

Video (its in Spanish but you'll get the idea just by just watching the code construction) ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAra7K14Skg

HTH

Regards ... Chris

 

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Brad Wery Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Thursday, 22 October 2020 16:50 PM UTC
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. # 3

Hello Richard,

Just to clarify some things; as the developer of Ultimate Suite:

1) The license is installed on the machine that you're using for development. This seems to work well for most customers. If you have multiple dev machines and you want a Developer license, we can probably work with you on this. There are no license restrictions on the distributed files.

2) True, there never are any guarantee's. You also take that risk when developing with PB, there are no guarantees with that either. If, for some reason development has to stop, the product would be released as open source. You wouldn't be stuck without options.

3) The pricing is very fair and in line with other UI vendors. You may be referring to Enterprise licensing, which is pricey, but, you get full source code (which makes point 1 and 2 moot). Giving full source code to a product with thousands of development hours does come at a price.

4) I take care of support for the main set of UI controls and I respond almost as soon as an email comes in. Charts is supported by a second developer and he also provides excellent support. I'm not sure what delay in support that you've experienced. I do see a record of you emailing 7 years ago about PowerFilter and I can see responses sent out in less than 10 minutes, with the longest delay being a day later. Fixes are also sent to clients right away if possible, no waiting for the next release.

 

Please let me know if I can clarify anything else. I wish you luck with your search.

Brad

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  1. Richard Carrier
  2. Thursday, 22 October 2020 16:59 PM UTC
Hello Brad, we have been using your products for a while and you explained this very well



#1. yes I hated the SAP style and now super spoiled on the Appeon way. I have several surface pro laptops and I travel with them. Being tied to one mac is a buzz kill



#2 well said



#3 I am referring to only enterprise



#4 If you are the support, that is bad ass.



Thanks
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  1. Olan Knight
  2. Thursday, 22 October 2020 21:05 PM UTC
Brad -

Thank you for the excellent explanation. And yes, I was thinking of the Enterprise pricing which is, as you said, puh-RICEY! :O



Later -

Olan
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Miguel Leeuwe Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Thursday, 22 October 2020 16:18 PM UTC
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Checkout Fusion Charts: https://www.fusioncharts.com

In the past I've implemented them with the "ms browser control". You only have to generate the xml and load it.

I'd definitely stick for a while to the old ms browser control until the new webbrowser control is fit for purpose.

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Olan Knight Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Thursday, 22 October 2020 16:08 PM UTC
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. # 5

Are you saying that anything created with the Ultimate Suite from Novalys is locked to one platform, or that the tool itself is locked to one platform?

Thanks!

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  1. Olan Knight
  2. Thursday, 22 October 2020 16:20 PM UTC
OK, Thank you.

Seems kind of lame considering what Novalys charges for the Ultimate Suite.
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  1. Brad Wery
  2. Thursday, 22 October 2020 17:39 PM UTC
To clarify, the PBD's are compiled into every version of PB from 10.5 to PB2019. New versions of PB will continue to be supported. The price is affordable at $495 a year. This gets you the latest version every year along with support.
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  1. Olan Knight
  2. Thursday, 22 October 2020 21:06 PM UTC


Brad -

Thank you for the excellent explanation. And yes, I was thinking of the Enterprise pricing which is, as you said, puh-RICEY! :O



Later -

Olan
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