Open Source Flash Charts

By Ankit Goyal | August 1, 2009 | 2,557 views
Category .NET, open source

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We frequently require flash charts to present data in an effective way on our websites. for this purpose we can use paid charting controls as provided by ComponentArt or Telerik.

What if we get good effect with an open source control?

Open Flash Chart
Recently came across this open source Flash charting control.I found the UI effect as quite impressive.

It provides all types of commonly used charts like
# Bar Chart
# 3D Bar Chart
# Glass Bar Chart
# Fade Bar Chart
# Sketch Bars
# Area Chart
# Area Chart – 2
# Bars + Lines
# Pie Chart
# Pie Chart Links
# Scatter Chart
# Mixed Scatter
# High Low Close
# Candle

ASP.NET Integeration
The control come with a .NET Helper classes which allows us to integrate the charts easily with our asp.net web sites.
Library and Tutorials can be found here.

Hope this is useful to developers. Please drop a comment if you find the article useful or for any further queries.

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abhay - 08/1/2009 at 1:22 am
Thanks for being informative about this component, I have being trying get hold for one in open source..

Rgds,
Abhay.
Sanket Nadhani - 08/2/2009 at 1:56 am
Ankit,

You can also use FusionCharts Free (www.fusioncharts.com/free), which is a free component but not open source. It has a number of charts like the stacked column chart and the combination chart which are not covered by OFC. And yes, FusionCharts Free also integrates very easily with ASP.NET

I guess I am making it sound like a promotion but just thought it could be of help:)

Sanket
FusionCharts Team
Ankit Goyal - 08/2/2009 at 11:09 pm
Hi Sanket,
I forgot to mention about fusion charts in the post as they are also quite good option. But i used them in some of my projects some time back and the free version charts have a Demo text which is removed only in purchased versions. And sometimes when customers are not ready to buy the product then it becomes a need to use opensource charts.
Sanket Nadhani - 08/3/2009 at 9:38 pm
Ankit,

What you are talking about is the evaluation of the commercial version. The free version (www.fusioncharts.com/free) has no demo text or watermarks anywhere.
Robert Bravery - 08/4/2009 at 4:22 am
Thanks for this. What I like about this chart control is that I can use it in both .NET and PHP.
Great
Ankit Goyal - 08/4/2009 at 4:38 am
Hi Robert,
Not only with .NET and PHP , this open source control can be used with JAVA and other programming languages and platforms as well. and It feels great that my post is helpful for you people.
Regards,
Ankit.
Franco Breciano - 08/11/2009 at 10:02 am
Hi everyone, check out this open source library for Flash/Flex charting:

http://www.mindset-geometrics.com.ar

Cheers!