build realtime charts and graphs with 'qgif'

if you know cgi you can use this to create 'gifs' on the fly
in conjuntion with a data processing helper (like qdata) you might even be able to get a raise!

example syntax


qgif /bar /joint=2 /date=%b /grid /size=600,400 /border=sea:2 /in=test.csv /out=test.gif

  • inputs a file in tabbed-text format
  • dates are formatted as "month only"
  • outputs a bar chart as a 600x400 gif
  • the border is 'sea' colored, and is embedded in the image


qgif /line /xmark /col=tab /size=300,200 /joint=4 /thick=3 /in=test.csv /out=test.gif /size=300,200 /in=c:\test2.csv /out=c:\inch\web\code\test2.gif

  • outputs a line chart with only xmarks (no grid) as a 300x200 gif
  • input is from a tabbed-text file
  • lines are 3 pixels wide
  • joints are a 4 pixels radius
  • font is set to 'tiny'
  • the border is supplied by your browser



qgif /pie /col=pipe /size=320,180 /in=c:\test3.csv /out=c:\test3.gif

  • inputs a file in pipe-escaped format
  • outputs a pie chart as a 320x180 gif



qgif /help
explains more options than listed here

in the professional version, you have a lot more control over the graph output and i tell you how to use qgif as a DLL

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