Thread: Charts

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    Charts

    Hi there!

    I'd like to draw a chart from data input by the user via a textbox, and an "Add" button.
    Anybody has an idea about what kind of chart should I use? Do you know any free downloadable chart components?
    I use Borland C++ Builder 5.
    Thx ppl!

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    Isn't there a TChart component that comes with BCB? There is one in BCB6 at least.

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    Actually, there is one, an ActiveX type something (Made by First Impression). But how can I use it? I tried, but.... I didn't manage.

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    Borland Builder can make GUI programs.

    Borland Builder includes the full Win32 API library, so you can write full Windows GUI programs.

    There may be a shortcut... (?) But, it sounds like a real GUI program would be the best solution for you. Unfortunately, Windows programming is not easy, and even simple Windows programs have a fair amount of "overhead".

    Here's a link to a Windows Programming Tutorial.

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    Actually API programming is the thing I'd REALLY like to avoid

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    Just out of interest, but how would u do it without Win32 API, its not like you could do a bar chart on the console (actually, u probably could but it would be crap)?


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    You could use other libaries like wxwidgets, or things of that nature.
    Woop?

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    How many libs are there, excluding game libs like allegro etc, just Win32?


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    That's a broad question but there are a few I can think of.
    FLTK,wxWidgets.
    Woop?

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    Qt, GTK++/GTK--
    All the buzzt!
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