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GIF encoding in JSP
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Dave Foley
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Joined: Feb 25, 2003
Posts: 9
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I'm trying to create a GIF format graphic in the form of a pie chart. I have a number of questions (some of which I'm sure might be covered in other forums on this site).
1. Can I use JSP rather than a Servlet to make these GIFs.
2. Which GIF encoder should I use and where can I download it from.
3. Is there an easy way of creating pie charts in Java by just passing in arc values?
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Bear Bibeault
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Joined: Jan 10, 2002
Posts: 50691
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Why on earth would you want to do that via a JSP rather than a servlet? JSP's by nature are a text-centric templating mechanism, whereas servlets are geared to delivery of any content type.
curious,
bear
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sampy jagan
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Joined: Sep 17, 2002
Posts: 34
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Why go for Gif parsing & etc when there are so many open source chart utilities, which apart from generating pie, bar & bla bla bla.. charts, have much more features like zooming, printing, saving & etc.
Have a look at the article :
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-2002/jw-1227-opensourceprofile.html
You can download one from
http://www.object-refinery.com/jfreechart
Regards
jagan
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Dave Foley
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Joined: Feb 25, 2003
Posts: 9
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Yes I know using a JSP over a Servlet is a bit strange but its because my project will be put on a college server where there was/is an issue over Servlets working. The JSPs work fine though so I would prefer to do the GIF drawing and encoding like that if its possible.
Secondly I can't use any packages because its part of my project.
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