Create Custom Data Charting Tools Using Perl and GD | Linux Today

Create Custom Data Charting Tools Using Perl and GD

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 2, 2007

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“More than just another ‘pie-graphs-with-GD’ tutorial, this
article describes techniques you can use to create new levels of
usefulness in your dynamically generated charts. Cook up some
automatically generated graphs for your organizational meetings or
live enterprise directory data. Annotate the charts with readable
text that delivers more information than the standard pie
chart.

“Perl and the GD modules have been used together for many years
to create useful dynamic charts and graphics for Web sites and
presentations. This article shows how to use these tools to create
professional-looking, focused, and highly informative charts in
near real time for your organizational needs…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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