Making Your Own Map Component in crystal xcelsius 2008

Post Author: sam pewgo
CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
It was disappointing that one could not make or import users own maps into CX 4.5has this issue been resolved in CX 2008?? Thanks in advanceSam

Post Author: sam pewgo
CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
Thanks DHAGIts a shame that we have hundreds of our own maps that we cannot use in Xcelsius and we are reluctant to buy any more, especially when they are none proprietory types, we need to use maps such as ESRI, MAPINFO or DWG types. Business Objects already know this of course as their Crystal Reports communicates with ESRI Arcview/ArcGis mapping products.Please update this product to use these, or make piece of software that will allow us to make our own map components and import them into XcelsiusAPART from my little blast! that said its a great productSam

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Making Your Own Map Component in crystal xcelsius

Post Author: sunbrain
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Making Your Own Map Component in crystal xcelsius
Although the Map components in Crystal Xcelsius are cool, your choice ofmaps is severely limited. This might leave you wondering how you can createyour own Map components in Crystal Xcelsius. Although there is no way totechnically make a Map component, you do have a workaround that you canuse to create interactivity based on your own maps.As an example, I created the dashboard in Figure 13-25 to report on popula-tion data for the five counties in Rhode Island. In this dashboard, movingyour mouse from county to county changes the data that displays.
Take a closer look at this dashboard to see that the map is nothing more thanan Image component that has a few Icon Selector components on top. Hereu2019show it works:1. Import an image of the map by adding an Image component onto yourdashboard and selecting the image using the Filename property, asshown in Figure 13-26.
2. Add Icon Selectors on each point in the map where you want interactivity.These icon selectors provide the hot spot areas on your map (seeFigure 13-27): that is, the areas that give you interactivity at run-time.
3. Expand the selectors to ensure that you optimize the hot spots on yourmap. (See Figure 13-28.)You can expand the Icon selectors by clicking on the bounding box han-dles and dragging them until the selector is the appropriate size andshape. Expanding the size of the selectors reduces the chance of hittingdead spots that donu2019t have interactivity at run-time.
At this point, the icon selectors can be given some functionality basedon some scenario, but thatu2019s not your focus here. The point is that afteryou configure the icon selectors with some functionality, you haveessentially added interactivity to your map.Time for smoke and mirrors.4. Make the icon selectors invisible so that only the map is showing bygoing to the Appearance tab and adjusting the Transparency propertyto 0, as shown in Figure 13-29.The final effect is a custom map that has interactivity.
Keep in mind that you can use this technique with any image; it doesnu2019t have tobe a map per se. For instance, you can use this technique with organizationalcharts, floor plans, park maps, and various types of diagrams. Incorporatingpictures into your dashboards in this way can help you add something extrato your dashboards.
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Post Author: sam pewgo
CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
Hiit is rather disappointing that one can not import maps into crystal xcelsius as this is my main operation, the alternative approach that you so in great detail, whilst it works is not sutable for the tasks I carryout. I have access to all the maps for our operations and some are quite detailed, however I cannot use them? becuase your programme cannot import them. Is there a tool or method that you guys use to get the maps in to crystal xcelsius that you would be willing to share, as I would hate to have to find an alternative product to do that job Thnx Sam

Can we have our own map component in Xcelsius 2008 ?

Can anyone help me how to use our own MAP in Xcelsius 2008.
For an example, i would like to use the map of India duly marked for its states also.
Thanks in advance.
BaaRaa.

Hi,
You can download the Add-On from this link and use it.
http://www.reportex.co.uk/xc_maps.html
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Help with making your own theme... (question)

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Hi
As Klaus1 writes - or taking the full step over to FinalCut.
Here there is no themes in Express and a few title themes in FC Pro.
BUT - When You master it - You can make nearly anything You like.
Except themes - ready to be imported into iMovie - This require even more skill
and very special tools eg to make the drop zones etc.
Your - Using FCE/P and loving it Bengt W

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Thanks for any response.

The uploader that allows me to uplaod my photos from Iphoto is no longer working consistantly. WHen I have a sight that where I am supposed to " CLICK HERE TO ADD PHOTOS" and I click, nothing happens. Sometimes after 45 seconds it might open up the IPhoto page but then the page is frozen and the cursor can't activate any thing on the page. I cannot scroll down the photos , make a selection or close the page. Another 60 seconds may goby and then the IPhoto site will close.
I use it for Ebay and also things like uploading photos for making photobooks and playing cards. I have done quite a bit to try and sort this out and I am at a loss. Not really very computer smart either! Emptied cache,restarted,checked security,looked at Java....and called Ebay for help. I really do not want to add another browser, like FireFox, as I didi that before and it interferred with the MAIL account. Any suggestions?
I have a 3 year old MAcBook Pro...and of course my telephone assistance has expired.
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Dimensions of a lens hood - making your own

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Thailand Map component in Xcelsius

Hi all
I want to make Dashboard by use Xcelsius tool. It have some problem about Thailand map component.
In Xcelsius map component there are only 72 provinces but nowadays there are 76 provinces in Thailand.
What should I do?? If all developer help me to fix this problem ,I can work more easily.
Thank you very much.
Yenzaa form Thailand

Hi Yenzaa,
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Victor

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Have you seen the spakeline add-in by Donald?
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Crystal Reports 2008 - Error 1904 - DLLs will not register

I have just tried to install Crystal Reports 2008 on a PC which is running on XP Professional 2002 (Service Pack 3) and none of the DDLs will register. I have administrator privileges on the local PC.
I could possibly try to register the DLLs manually but I don't understand why they won't register automatically.
I would really appreciate some assistance with this.
Kind regards, Leeanne
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Install .NET Framework 1.1 and 2.0 and then any patches Windows has for them.
Install the C++ runtime distribution from Microsoft, search MS's site for it, they have multiple links for each OS.
Download the latest Microsoft installer, you can go to MS's web site to get it.
Check with your IT department to make sure they have not pushed out a "modified" administrator Profile to your PC. Open up regedit.exe and confirm you can change any key in Current User and Software and anything. Be sure to copy the original so you can right the value back and the usual warnings about modifying the registry.
Download CR 2008 SP1 full build: https://smpdl.sap-ag.de/~sapidp/012002523100006555792009E/cr2008win_sp1.exe ( requires and un-install of existing CR 2008 if any are on your PC )
Before running CR 2008 Install SP 3: https://smpdl.sap-ag.de/~sapidp/012002523100007123572010E/cr2008_sp3.exe
You could also try Disabling DEP, right click on My Computer, Properties, Advanced tab and Data Execution Prevention and make sure it's set to windows Processes only. Requires a re-boot if changed.
Disable any and all anti-virus and local firewalls, copy everything local and disconnect your network cable so you don't get anything nasty and try again.
If none of the above works then try someone elses computer, your system may be beyond repairing and could require an FDISK and starting all over.
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Making a component to view my Own Map !!

Dear all,
I am developing a website with jsf and richfaces, but now, I'm in a state that I need to show a detailed map of my city to the user. I looked around to find a component that make it work, but I couldn't find one!
Is there anyway to show my own detailed map (except google map) in a jsf component and what is it?!?
or, if there is not one, how can I make a component that gives an image as input map, and makes available zooming in and out on the map, and selecting a point.
my second question is, how can I visualize addressing??! I mean that, how can I let user to make an area selection on the map and I write the address with the user's selection ?
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Such a JSF component doesn't exist yet. Look at the Google map API and integrate it. Basically JSF components does nothing much else than taking some variables and outputting some plain vanilla HTML, so it shouldn't be that hard to put all the HTML/JS of the Google API together in a JSF component.

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I have one problem with a map component:
Please open standard Xcelsius map sample: File -> Samples -> Map
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I need only "Alabama", how to hide this "31.66"?
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Question answered
Option is on the Apperance - Text tab

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we need to add a new regional map component in xcelsius 2008 , how can i do it ?
Where do I find any examples ?
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You might want to check out the Any Map Component found on the Marketplace: http://www.ondemand.com/information/xcelsius.asp. Then click on Visit the Marketplace to view all add-ons.
This is one of the cool components that the users created using the Xcelsius 2008 Component SDK.

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Does anyone know where to find documentation about creating your own gui controls, like cl_gui_picture.
For example we would like to make a zcl_gui_movie !!!
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Hi Keld,
Check out /people/thomas.jung3/blog/2004/09/01/using-net-windows-controls-in-the-abap-control-framework
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/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2005/05/11/using-classic-activex-controls-in-the-abap-control-framework
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N

Crystal Xcelsius is unable to load this file... no upgrade 4.5 to 2008 :(

Post Author: jezbraker
CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
Anyone else having problems getting 4.5 files to open in 2008? I create a nice simple new xlf with a simple xls behind it and a just a grid component in 4.5, then try open the file in 2008 and i get... Crystal Xcelsius is unable to load this file. This file may be corrupt or have features that cannot be supported by this version of Crystal Xcelsius.im on the following versions...Version 4.5Application Version 4.2.4.3File Version 1.1.0.2Version 2008Application Version 5.0.0.99Build Number 12,0,0,121 I'm hoping that this is just a version issue with what was on ESD... the help file seem to suggest upgrade is simple so would but good to here of folks having sucess - and if so what versions your on thanks!jez.

Post Author: jezbraker
CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
well i hope thats the case... but its a bit strange that neither the beta versions i tested or this ESD version (its not very clear as to if its pre-release - nothing on the splashscreen/about to indicate its not the full thing) can open 4.5 files... suggests that the beta did not cover backward compatability which is a bit concerning :(hopefully im just missing something simple!from the help file in the '08 version i have here...Xcelsius supports the ability to import a visualization created
with Xcelsius 4.5. This import ability lets Xcelsius 4.5 customers upgrade their
existing visualizations to take advantage of the new features of Xcelsius 2008.
Backup your current XLF, JPEG, and external SWF files before upgrading your
visualization.
Note: Xcelsius 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 files cannot be
imported into Xcelsius 2008. To use these files in Xcelsius 2008 you must first
import them into Xcelsius 4.5, then import the files into Xcelsius 2008.

Interfaces for your own classes - do you bother?

Hi All,
before anyone gets upset, I did post a shorter version this to the Java Prog forum a couple of days ago. I'm reposting here because the thread was pushed down the list just as comments were getting interesting, and I was tossing up which forum was most appropriate anyway...
OK, I'd like to pose a general question on the use of interfaces with your own classes. I am totally behind the concept of using appropriate interfaces for declaration of vars, parameters etc (i.e. use "List" rather than "Vector"), but what about your own classes?
If I have a class in my application that doesn't fit into any kind of framework or class hierarchy, subclass of object basically, should I write an interface with all the same method sigs and use that rather than the class for my vars, params etc? This would make things more flexible in future, enabling you to swap classes in and out of your app more easily.
Taking it a step further, how's this for a design methodology: For every class you write (once again classes that don't fit into your own or somebody else�s hierarchy or framework) do the following
1. Create an interface (MyInterface) that maps 1 to 1 to that class (MyClass), with all the same method sigs.
2. Make the constructor private and manage all the creation of instances of MyClass through a factory that returns objects of type MyInterface.
If you do this there will be no mention of any of your concrete classes anywhere in your app except the factories, making it easier to refactor etc. Do this for all your classes.
A little sketchy but I hope you get idea. Is this complete overkill? Is there a down side to this? Does anyone do anything like this?
Cheers
Matt

Although the pattern you describes adds flexibility, it also adds complexety.
Imagine somebody is looking at your code and from what he sees he deducts that the next thing to look at is the concrete class which is used at a given place.
If you used an interface, he must find out which implementing class is actually used at this place. It's not a big thing, but if every single class has its seperate interface and factory I would consider it overkill ... after all you have to write all the boring code for this.
In the case of doubt I'd agree it's better to throw in an interface and a factory instead of refactoring thousand lines of codes afterwards. But if nothing hints toward a second implementation of the interface, or another reason for using an interface don't bother to write one.
As a general rule I use something like: Don't use a general rule. ;-)
Spieler

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