Hi Emmitt and all,

It would appear that most of my problems with R:Charts were self inflicted 
based on an incorrect perception as to how to best develop and use charts.  
Your comments have been immensely helpful in "setting me straight".

I hope the comments have helped others who have dipped their toes in the 
charting waters as much as they have helped me.

:-)

Best regards,
Michael


Michael Moser
EXAQ Micro Services
www.exaq.com
Phone: 916-966-8313
Fax: 916-966-8313


 >>  >
 >>  >It seems that 3 reasonable enhancements to the basick R:Charts would be:
 >>  >
 >>  >1. ability to use R:Charts while connected with R:Base (Sami - based on 
 >>  >your comments - I am guessing that there is some way to access charts
 >>  from 
 >>  >R:Base once they have been created, I just have not figured that part out
 >>  yet.)

 >>  If you have purchased a multi-user version of R:Charts this is no 
 >>  problem.  I can work in the R:Charts designer while the db is open with 
 >>  MULTI ON and STATICDB ON.

 >>  >2. The ability to pass "Where" conditions as part of the chart.

 >>  For my part this is a non-starter.  If you use the technique that most of 
 >>  us do - create a temp table (or view) on which the chart is based, write 
 >>  some R:Base code to load the table, then invoke the rbl, you will have no 
 >>  need whatever to pass a where clause to R:Charts.  Simply limit the data
 >>  in 
 >>  the table or view as appropriate.  This requires that while developing the
 >>  
 >>  chart format itself the table is "permanent" in the database.  Once the 
 >>  chart is developed, drop the table/view and make it temporary as noted
 >>  above.

 >>  >3. The ability to set users to deal with R:Base security implementations.

 >>  Again, if you follow the strictures in 2. above, this is a non-starter.




 >>  Emmitt Dove
 >>  Manager, DairyPak Business Systems
 >>  Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc.
 >>  40 Lindeman Drive
 >>  Trumbull, CT  06611
 >>  (203) 673-2231
 >>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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