If there is, I haven't found it. We've got a similar requirement for being able to capture charting output on a scheduled basis and have determined that we'll more than likely have to drop the requirement unless we can get a browser and supporting libraries installed on the server. --chris
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 1:20 PM, netdeep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Seth, thanks for the reply. > > What I'm wondering is how to trick the server into running the browser in a > headless > environment. > > Does anyone know how to get flex to run this way, in the background? > > Thanks, > > DJ > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Seth Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If you're rendering the charts in the browser player and then pushing a > bitmap back to > the server, that needs to run in a browser (or in AIR, also not headless). > > > > Seth > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > netdeep > > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 7:44 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] flex and automation > > > > There are no flex user groups in my area and I've been trying for a long > time to find a > > solution to this problem with no success. > > > > I need to generate a series of charts every few minutes/hours/days on an > automated > basis. I > > pull the data for the charts from the database and draw the chart, then > save it as an > image > > and potentially notify someone where they can find the image as a png or > a pdf. > > > > I am using java on the backend to communicate with the database and flex > to draw the > > charts. The same app which draws the chart can also be called by a user > to get a live > > snapshot. But the automation just isn't working. It works fine on my > local development > > machine, but this application is deployed on a headless server and the > flex process > never > > gets to launch since it needs to run on a browser. I've looked at > solutions for getting it > to > > run headless but so far I can't get it to work. > > > > Does anyone know how to automate flex in this way? I know flex is meant > to be > interactive, > > but is there anyway I can still use the flex charting for automated > output? > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > >
