OWTChart Engine

OWTChart Parameter List (Version 1.2.0 - 2003-10-14)


Required Parameters
   
Name: Chart Type     Parameter: TYPE index
Values:
Line 3DLine Combo_Line_Bar 3DCombo_Line_Bar
Area 3DArea Combo_HLC_Bar 3DCombo_HLC_Bar
Bar 3DBar Combo_Line_Area 3DCombo_Line_Area
FloatingBar 3DFloatingBar Combo_Line_Line 3DCombo_Line_Line
HiLoClose (HLC) 3DHiLoClose (HLC) Combo_HLC_Area 3DCombo_HLC_Area
Pie 3DPie Combo_HLC_Line 3DCombo_HLC_Line
HBar 3DHBar Combo_Line_HLC 3DCombo_Line_HLC
H2Bar 3DH2Bar    
 
Description: Type of Chart to be generated.  
Example: TYPE=Pie  

Name: Values     Parameters: VALS index
Values: List of Integers and/or Floats  
Description:
List of values to chart, separated by ";", "_", or "!":
(The advantage of using "!" as a separator is that it does not need to be escaped inside URLs, but ";" has to be escaped, and its use can increase considerably the size of a URL)

The number of values in the list should be:

for simple charts: NumPts*NumSets
for HLC charts: NumPts*(NumSets*3) 
for H2Bar and FloatingBar charts: NumPts*(NumSets*2)
for Combo charts: NumPts*2 (or NumPts*4 if Combo HLC)
 
Example: VALS=12.2!10.0!9.8!5.3!7.5  

Name: Number of Points     Parameter: NumPts index
Value: Integer  
Description: Number of points (values) along the X axis. Also the number of slices in a Pie chart.  
Example: NumPts=8  

   
Optional Parameters
General Chart Options
   
Name: Chart Width     Parameter: W index
Value: Integer  
Description: Width in pixels of GIF image to create. Default value is 300.  
Example: W=400  

Name: Chart Height     Parameter: H index
Value: Integer  
Description: Height in pixels of GIF image. Default value is 200.  
Example: H=300  

Name: Background Colour     Parameter: BGColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Background colour, Default value is FFFFFF (white).  
Example: BGColor=A645FF  

Name: Transparent Background     Parameter: TransBG index
Value: Boolean (1 or 0)  
Description: Switch to make the background transparent or opaque.
0 = Opaque Background (the default value)
1 = Transparent Background
 
Example: TransBG=1  

Name: Line Colour     Parameter: LineColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour for the axes. Default value is 000000 (black).
Exception: Not available for Pie Charts.
 
Example: LineColor=FF194A  

Name: Toggle Grid     Parameter: Grid index
Value: Boolean (1 or 0)  
Description: Switch to show or hide grid lines.
0 = hide grid
1 = show grid (Default value)
Exception: Not available for Pie Charts.
 
Example: Grid=0  

Name: Grid Colour     Parameter: GridColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour of Grid lines. Default value is CCCCCC (grey)
Exception: Not available for Pie Charts.
 
Example: GridColor=FFFD83  

   
3D Options
   
Name: 3D Depth     Parameter: 3DDepth index
Value: Integer  
Description: Percentage of GIF size. Default value is 10% for pie charts, and 5% for all other types.  
Example: 3DDepth=20  

Name: 3D Angle     Parameter: 3DAngle index
Value: Integer  
Description: 3D Angle, 1° to 89°. Default value is 45°.  
Example: 3DAngle=30  

   
Value Colours
   
Name: Plot Colour     Parameter: PlotColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour to use for plotting values. Default value is 0000FF (blue) (See also: Set Colours)  
Example: PlotColor=FF25E2  

Name: Set Colours     Parameter: SetColors index
Value: List of Hexadecimal Colours  
Description:
Colour to use for each set of data, separated by ";", "!", or "_".
Supercedes Plot Color  (See also: Extended Colours)
 
Example: SetColors=FF0000!00FF00!0000FF  

Name: Extended Colours     Parameter: ExtColors index
Value: List of Hexadecimal Colours  
Description:
Colour to use for each unit of data, separated by ";", "!", or "_".
Supercedes Set Colours.
 
Example: ExtColors=FF0000!00FF00!0000F  

Name: Volume Colour     Parameter: VolColor index
Value: List of Hexadecimal Colours  
Description:
The equivalent of Plot Colour, but applies to the second set of values in a Combo Chart separated by ";", "!", or "_" (e.g. in a Combo_Line_Bar chart Plot Colour applies to the Line set and Volume Colour applies to the Bar set.)
Supercedes SetColors.
 
Example: VolColors=FF0000!00FF00  

   
Chart Title Options
   
Name: Chart Title     Parameter: Title index
Value: String  
Description:
Main chart title. To include line breaks in the title, use a semicolon (;) anywhere in the string, and it will be replaced by line breaks.
 
Example: Title="Mean Household Income;Urban vs. Rural Families"  

Name: Right Subtitle     Parameter: RTitle index
Value: String  
Description: For H2Bar types: Subtitle for the right side of the chart.  
Example: RTitle="Urban Families"  

Name: Left Subtitle     Parameter: LTitle index
Value: String  
Description: For H2Bar types: Subtitle for the left side of the chart.  
Example: LTitle="Rural Families"  

Name: Title Colour     Parameter: TitleColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour for Title, LTitle, and RTitle. Default value is the inverse of the Background Colour.  
Example: TitleColor=0F0F0F  

Name: Title Font Size     Parameter: TitleFont index
Values:
T (Tiny) S (Small) M (Medium Bold) L (Large) G (Giant)
 
Description:
Font size to use for Title, LTitle, and RTitle. Default value is M (Medium Bold).
 
Example: TitleFont=L  

   
X-Axis Options (not available for Pie Charts)
   
Name: X-Axis Toggle     Parameter: XAxis index
Value: Boolean (1 or 0)  
Description: Switch to show or hide the X-Axis.
0 = no X axis
1 = draw X axis (the default)
 
Example: XAxis=0  

Name: X-Axis Title     Parameter: XTitle index
Value: String  
Description: Title for the X-Axis  
Example: XTitle="Title for the X-Axis"  

Name: X-Axis Title Font Size     Parameter: XTitleFont index
Values:
T (Tiny) S (Small) M (Medium Bold) L (Large) G (Giant)
 
Description: Font size for X-Axis Title. Default value is M (MedBold)  
Example: XTitleFont=S  

Name: X-Axis Title Colour     Parameter: XTitleColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour for X-Axis Title. Default value is Plot Color.  
Example: XTitleColor=C7FCFF  

Name: X-Axis Labels     Parameter: XLabels index
Value: List of Strings  
Description:
List of NumPts labels for the X-Axis (or for each slice in a Pie chart), separated by semicolons. 
For now, labels cannot contain semicolons... this limitation will eventually be removed.
 
Example: XLabels="Label 1;Label 2;Label 3;Label 4"  

Name: X-Axis Label Font Size     Parameter: XLabelFont index
Values:
T (Tiny) S (Small) M (Medium Bold) L (Large) G (Giant)
 
Description: Font size for X-Axis Labels. Default value is S (Small)  
Example: XLabelFont=T  

Name: X-Axis Label Colour     Parameter: X LabelColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour for X-Axis Labels. Default value is LineColor.  
Example: XLabelColor=ADADAD  

   
Y-Axis Options (not available for Pie Charts)
   
Name: Y-Axis Toggle     Parameter: YAxis index
Value: Boolean (1 or 0)  
Description:
0 = no Y-Axis
1 = draw Y-Axis (the default)
 
Example: YAxis=0  

Name: Y-Axis Scale Type     Parameter: YScaleType index
Values: LINEAR
  LOG
 
Description: Y scale type. Default value is LINEAR scale.  
Example: YScaleType=LOG  

Name: Y-Axis Minimum Value     Parameter: YMin index
Value: Float  
Description: Minimum value for the Y-axis.  
Example: YMin=50  

Name: Y-Axis Interval     Parameter: YInterval index
Value: Float  
Description: Interval to use between values along the Y-axis. Useful in combination with YMin and YMax.  
Example: YInterval=20  

Name: Y-Axis Maximum Value     Parameter: YMax index
Value: Float  
Description: Maximum value for the Y-axis.  
Example: YMax=500  

Name: Y-Axis Title     Parameter: YTitle index
Value: String  
Description: Y-axis title.  
Example: YTitle="The Y-axis Title"  

Name: Y-Axis Title Font Size     Parameter: YTitleFont index
Values:
T (Tiny) S (Small) M (Medium Bold) L (Large) G (Giant)
 
Description: Font size for YTitle. Default value is M (Medium Bold).  
Example: YTitleFont=L  

Name: Y-Axis Title Colour     Parameter: YTitleColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour for YTitle. Default value is Plot Colour.  
Example: YTitleColor=717171  

Name: Y-Axis Label Font Size     Parameter: YLabelFont index
Values:
T (Tiny) S (Small) M (Medium Bold) L (Large) G (Giant)
 
Description: Font size for Y value labels. Default value is S (Small).  
Example: YLabelFont=L  

Name: Y-Axis Label Colour     Parameter: YLabelColor index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour for Y value labels. Default value is LineColor.  
Example: YLabelColor=8B8B8B  

Name: COMBO Chart Y-Axis Toggle     Parameter: YAxis2 index
Value: Boolean (1 or 0)  
Description: Draw right-hand Y-axis in COMBO charts. Default value is 1.  
Example: YAxis2=0  

Name: COMBO Chart Y-Axis Minimum Value     Parameter: YMin2 index
Value: Float  
Description: Minimum value for the secondary Y-axis (combo charts).  
Example: YMin2=50  

Name: COMBO Chart Y-Axis Maximum Value     Parameter: YMax2 index
Value: Float  
Description: Maximum value for the secondary Y-axis (combo charts).  
Example: YMax2=500  

Name: COMBO Chart Y-Axis Title     Parameter: YTitle2 index
Value: String  
Description: Right-hand Y-axis title (for COMBO types)  
Example: YTitle2="The Y-Axis Right Hand Title"  

Name: COMBO Chart Y-Axis Title Colour     Parameter: YTitle2Color index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour for YTitle2. Default value is PlotColor.  
Example: YTitle2Color=19FF11  

Name: COMBO Chart Y-Axis Label Colour     Parameter: YLabel2Color index
Value: Hexadecimal Colour  
Description: Colour for right-hand Y-Axis value labels. Default value is VolColor.  
Example: YLabel2Color=C1C1C1  

   
Pie Chart Specific Options
   
Name: Position of Percentage Labels     Parameter: PiePctType index
Values:
NONE ABOVE BELOW RIGHT LEFT
 
Description: Position of percentage labels on pie charts relative to the label itself. Default value is RIGHT.  
Example: PiePctType=BELOW  

Name: Pie Radius     Parameter: PieRadius index
Value: Float  
Description: Requested pie radius. Overrides default radius based on label size, etc.  
Example: PieRadius=15  

Name: Pie Label Font Size     Parameter: PieLabelFont index
Values:
T (Tiny) S (Small) M (Medium Bold) L (Large) G (Giant)
 
Description: Font size for Pie labels. Default value is S (Small).  
Example: PieLabelFont=L  

 
   
Bar Chart Specific Options
   
Name: Stack Type     Parameter: StackType index
Values:
DEPTH SUM BESIDE LAYER
 
Description: How to stack multiple sets of values. Default value is DEPTH.  
Example: StackType=BESIDE  

Name: Bar Width     Parameter: BarWidth index
Value: Integer  
Description: % of interval for 1 bar along X axis. Default value is 75%.  
Example: BarWidth=25  

Name: Bar Label     Parameter: BarLabels index
Value: Boolean (1 or 0)  
Description: Switch to show or not the value of each bar at the top of them.
0 = no label
1 = draw labels
 
Example: BarLabels=1  

Name: Bar Label Format     Parameter: BarLabelFmt index
Value: String  
Description: Format of the Bar Labels. Default is " %.0f ".  
Example: BarLabelFmt=--%.0f--  

   
Line Chart Specific Options
   
Name: Line Styles     Parameter: LineStyles index
Value: List of String Style Definitions  
Description:
For 2D line chart types: contains NumSets line style definitions, separated by ";", "!", or "_".

Each line style definition is a character string in which spaces are transparent pixels, and any other character will draw a pixel of the line's color. 
Hint: The style definitions should take into account the fact that lines are drawn 2 pixels wide on a chart, so the style definition should contains twice more pixels if you want the line style to have the right width/length ratio.

Examples:

  • Short-dash line style:  "xxxxxx    " 
  • Dotted line style:  "xx  "
  • Dash-Dot line style:  "xxxxxx   xx   "
And for a chart that contains these 3 line styles, the value to pass through the "LineStyles" parameter would be:
"xxxxxx    !xx  !xxxxxx   xx   "
 
Example: LineStyles="xxxxxx    !xx  !xxxxxx   xx   "  

   
HLC (Hi-Lo-Close) Chart Specific Options
   
Name: Hi-Lo-Close Style     Parameter: HLCStyle index
Value: Integer  
Description:
For HLC (Hi-Lo-close) charts, this parameter defines the style to use.  The following values can be OR'd:
1 = Diammond (the close value is represented with a diammond)
2 = Close Connected (Can't be used with Close Connecting)
4 = Close Connecting (Can't be used with Close Connected)
8 = I Cap
 
Example: BarWidth=25  

Name: Hi-Lo-Close Cap Width     Parameter: HLCCapWidth index
Value: Integer  
Description: For HLC charts, cap width, percentage (1-100) of available space. Default value is 25%.  
Example: HLCCapWidth=50  

   
H2Bar Chart Specific Options
   
See RTitle and LTitle in Chart Title Options. index

   
Combo Chart Specific Options
   
See YAxis2, YMin2, YMax2, YTitle2, YTitle2Color, YLabel2Color in Y Axis Options. index

   
Multi-Set Chart Specific Options
   
Name: Number of Data Sets     Parameter: NumSets index
Value: Integer  
Description:
Number of sets of values (i.e. for multiline, etc., Default value is 1)
Combo charts are only supported with NumSets=1 (i.e. 1 set for each Y-axis).
 
Example: NumSets=3  

   
Image Type Options
   
Name: Image Type     Parameter: ImageType index
Value:
Gif Png Jpeg Wbmp
 
Description:
Determine the extension of the image. The default value is Gif
 
Example: ImageType=Gif  

Name: Jpeg Quality     Parameter: Jpeg_Quality index
Value: Integer between 1-100  
Description:
Quality of Jpeg generated. The default value is -1
 
Example: Jpeg_Quality=78  

   


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Last update: October 14, 2003
Daniel Morissette, dmorissette@mapgears.com