FusionCharts v3 Documentation

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Download Package Contents

FusionCharts v3 Download Package contains the following items. Please note that depending on the license that you've purchased, a few items might not be there.

	SWF Files (Ready to use charts)
	FusionCharts is essentially a bundle of SWF files, each being a chart. All the charts are present in Download Package > Charts folder. Whenever you need to create charts for a new web application, just copy these SWF files and paste it in your application. Additionally, the client side export component, which comes as a separate SWF file (FCExporter.swf) is also present in Charts folder.
	FusionCharts JavaScript Classes
	FusionCharts JavaScript Classes are present in Download Package > Charts folder. There are 3 JavaScript files (FusionCharts.js, highcharts.js, jquery.min.js) contained in this folder. FusionCharts.js is the core FusionCharts JavaScript class that helps you embed charts in your web pages in a user friendly way and offers functionalities like updating chart data, retrieving chart data, supporting multiple data formats, event handling etc. Additionally, it also helps in rendering JavaScript fallback charts (using highcharts.js) on devices which do not support Flash Player. FusionChartsExportComponent.js allows control over the client-side Export Component and provides interfaces to link the client-side Export Component to the charts present in the web page. The legacy FusionCharts JavaScript class (from v3.1.1) is also provided in Download Pack > JSClass > Legacy folder.
	Sample Codes
	All the code that we refer to in this documentation, are present in Download Package > Code folder. These are ready-to-use code samples, which you can copy-paste and run. Just make sure that you copy the charts (from Charts folder) along with the respective example, else you would get an empty placeholder instead of the chart. Code samples are provided for following programming languages: ASP - Using standard method & FusionCharts ASP API PHP - Using standard method & FusionCharts PHP API ASP.NET - VB.NET and C# ColdFusion Ruby on Rails J2EE JavaScript
	Server Side Export Handlers (Image/PDF Saving Scripts)
	The scripts which allow you to save FusionCharts as PDF/images at server-side are present in Download Package > ExportHandlers folder. Please refer to "Exporting as Image/PDF " section in documentation on how to use them.
	Tools
	There are a few tools that user can use to build and configure charts in Download Package > Tools folder. Visual XML Generator : We've a provided a visual interface to help you painlessly generate XML data from your existing spread sheets, data tables, CSV files or HTML tables. This tool is present in XMLGenerator folder. FusionCharts Data Format Conversion Tool : This is a simple tool that lets you convert FusionCharts XML format to JSON and vice versa. This tool is present in FCDataConverter folder. Flash Player Security Setup : Script files present in FlashPlayerSecuritySetup folder to configure Flash Player Global Security settings - offline.
	Chart XSD schema
	The XSD schema of all the charts is present in Code > ChartXSD folder.
	Chart Source Code
	If you've the source code license of FusionCharts (as part of Enterprise Plus or OEM license), you can find the source code at Download Package > SourceCode folder. All the ActionScript files are under the package com.fusioncharts. The .fla files are present in Download Package > SourceCode folder.
	Chart Samples
	We've built a few chart samples for your viewing pleasure. These are present in Download Package > Gallery folder.