Stop using "" around your digits. In the results from your data set: (http://library.paulsmiths.edu/test/charts/top5.php) the results return values like: {"v":"10"} ... which means the string "10" and not the number value "10". Adjust your php to return {"v":10} for numeric values.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Mike Beccaria <mikebecca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry for the bump. This is still not working and it looks like my > data and code are correct. Is this a bug? Any ideas? > > On Feb 9, 10:23 am, Mike Beccaria <mikebecca...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hmm...That could be a problem. >> I'm creating the json from a php object using json_encode() >> andhttp://www.json.org/website mentions the use of double quotes, not >> single, but I figured I'd try it anyway. I did a string replace of all >> double quotes with single quotes, which works (the data has single >> quotes, not doubles), but then the chart doesn't show up at all. >> >> Mike >> >> On Feb 9, 10:01 am, Fons Seesink <fons.sees...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I did not want to advise you to use "single", but the single qoutes as >> > in ' rather than " to wrap your code in >> > like i placed in your ( shortened) code >> > {'cols':[{'id':.......'type':'number'}], >> >> > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 3:54 PM,MikeBeccaria<mikebecca...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > Thanks for your help! Unfortunately it didn't work. If I understood >> > > you correctly, you wanted me to use "single" as the "type" for the >> > > checkouts column. I couldn't find any mention of a "single" type but >> > > put it in there anyway and now the table won't sort. The data is live >> > > with "single" now as the type. >> >> > > On this page: >> > >http://code.google.com/apis/chart/interactive/docs/reference.html#Dat... >> >> > > It lists a getColumnType function that does not mention a "single" >> > > type: >> > > Returns the type of a given column specified by the column index. >> > > columnIndex should be a number greater than or equal to zero, and >> > > less than the number of columns as returned by the >> > > getNumberOfColumns() method. >> > > The returned column type can be one of the following: 'string' >> > > 'number' 'boolean' 'date' 'datetime' 'timeofday' >> >> > > I'm not gonna lie, I'm a bit stumped at the moment and hope I'm >> > > overlooking something simple. >> > > Thanks again, >> > >Mike >> >> > > On Feb 9, 8:53 am, Fons Seesink <fons.sees...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> indeed, have been looking with my eyes closed it seems >> > >> in your code try and define with single ' rather than using " >> > >> {'cols':[{'id':.......'type':'number'}], >> >> > >> not sure but the websites explaining about the topic all use single >> >> > >> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:48 PM,MikeBeccaria<mikebecca...@gmail.com> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> > Not with my browser. I checked it this morning (just now) and noted >> > >> > that the numbers don't sort in order. Here's a screenshot: >> > >> >http://screencast.com/t/O5Otv4fv >> >> > >> > Notice the checkouts are supposed to be sorted from high to low but >> > >> > they go from 9,8,...36,18,16. >> >> > >> >Mike >> >> > >> > On Feb 9, 7:05 am, Fons Seesink <fons.sees...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Looking at your website, I think you sorted things out >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:25 PM,MikeBeccaria<mikebecca...@gmail.com> >> > >> >> wrote: >> > >> >> > I created my 1st visualization that creates a sortable table of >> > >> >> > values. The problem is that when I sort the "Checkouts" column, >> > >> >> > they >> > >> >> > sort like letters and not like numbers even though I specified the >> > >> >> > column data type as a number. >> >> > >> >> > Here's the table: >> > >> >> >http://library.paulsmiths.edu/test/charts/top5visualization.html >> >> > >> >> > And the json data that it queries: >> > >> >> >http://library.paulsmiths.edu/test/charts/top5.php >> >> > >> >> > Notice that that Checkouts column is a number but when you sort the >> > >> >> > column, it doesn't sort properly: >> > >> >> > {"cols":[{"id":"year","label":"Year","type":"number"}, >> > >> >> > {"id":"title","label":"Title","type":"string"}, >> > >> >> > {"id":"checkouts","label":"Checkouts","type":"number"}], >> >> > >> >> > Sorted Copy from chart: >> > >> >> > 2011 Dog hikes in the Adirondacks : 20 trails to enjoy >> > >> >> > 9 >> > >> >> > 2010 Water for elephants : a novel by Sara Gruen. 9 >> > >> >> > 2010 The Eighth International Symposium on Environmenta >> > >> >> > 9 >> > >> >> > 2010 Streams : their ecology and life by Colbert.E. Cu >> > >> >> > 8 >> > >> >> > 2010 Introduction to permaculture by Bill Mollison wit >> > >> >> > 8 >> > >> >> > 2010 Negotiation by Roy J. Lewicki, Bruce Barry, David >> > >> >> > 8 >> > >> >> > 2010 Amuse-bouche : little bites that delight before th >> > >> >> > 8 >> > >> >> > 2010 Billy Joe Tatum's Wild foods cookbook and field gu >> > >> >> > 8 >> > >> >> > 2008 About wine by J. Patrick Henderson, Dellie Rex. 36 >> > >> >> > 2011 The help by Kathryn Stockett. 18 >> > >> >> > 2009 Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. 16 >> > >> >> > 2011 Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and m >> > >> >> > 14 >> > >> >> > 2009 Lies my teacher told me : everything your American >> > >> >> > 14 >> > >> >> > 2009 Marked : a house of night novel |c P.C. Cast and >> > >> >> > 14 >> > >> >> > 2008 Plows, plagues, and petroleum : how humans took co >> > >> >> > 14 >> > >> >> > 2010 How the other half lives; studies among the teneme >> > >> >> > 13 >> >> > >> >> > Any idea how to fix this? Am I overlooking something? >> > >> >> > Thanks, >> > >> >> >Mike >> >> > >> >> > -- >> > >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > >> >> > Groups "Google Chart API" group. >> > >> >> > To post to this group, send email to >> > >> >> > google-chart-api@googlegroups.com. >> > >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > >> >> > google-chart-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > >> >> > For more options, visit this group >> > >> >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-chart-api?hl=en. >> >> > >> >> -- >> >> > >> >> Best regards >> > >> >> Fons Seesink >> >> > >> > -- >> > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > >> > Groups "Google Chart API" group. >> > >> > To post to this group, send email to >> > >> > google-chart-api@googlegroups.com. >> > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > >> > google-chart-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > >> > For more options, visit this group >> > >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-chart-api?hl=en. >> >> > >> -- >> >> > >> Best regards >> > >> Fons Seesink >> >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups "Google Chart API" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to google-chart-api@googlegroups.com. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > google-chart-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > > For more options, visit this group >> > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-chart-api?hl=en. >> >> > -- >> >> > Best regards >> > Fons Seesink > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Chart API" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-chart-api@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-chart-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-chart-api?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Chart API" group. 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