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Create Custom Data Charting Tools Using Perl and GD

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“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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