Cold Fusion MX 6.1 I am looking for some ideas in an area that I have no experience. Creating plots/charts and emailing to users. Users will be business oriented people, but not necessarily technically oriented.
I am hoping some one(s) may save me some lengthy research time. The source is a series of test data in a MySql db. The data is date/time stamped. The task is for customers to select 1 to 4 data sets and we create a time line plot. Then email the plot. Any ideas for how to do this? Examples, I have came up with so far, but haven't fully investigated are 1. Use CFCHART/CFCHARTSERIES to create an html template. Then email the template. Or, possible email a link to the template. I have limited experience with CFCHART/CFCHARTSERIES, and was disappointed in its flexibility. Now wishing there is better approach. 2. Create an Excel spread sheet and email the sheet as an attachment. 3. Creating the customer a standard Chart template to install in their local Excel. Then email data in a .CSV or .XLS format. First I have no Excel charting experience, and may be totally out in left field on this approach. The Excel or a similar approach, if workable, would allow the user some flexibility to manipulate and use the data in their own way. But, not being an Excel expert, I am clueless on how user friendly this could be. Any ideas you have used? Ideas you think may have some promise? Pitfalls to watch out for? Thanks, Nick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:185901 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
