ChartDirector Ver 3.0 (Perl Edition)

Installation


Windows Installation

This section describes how to install ChartDirector for Perl under Windows. For the Linux, FreeBSD or Solaris version, please refer to Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris Installation.

Perl Version Compatibility on Windows

ChartDirector for Perl on Windows has been tested with the following Perl versions:

Installing ChartDirector for Perl on Windows

ChartDirector for Perl on Windows is distributed as a zip file. To install ChartDirector:

If you could not access any of the subdirectories in the default Perl module search path (e.g. you are using a virtual web host, and the system directories are inaccessible to you), there are a number of alternative methods.

Installing Sample Scripts on Windows

ChartDirector for Perl comes with numerous sample Perl scripts under the "ChartDirector\perldemo" and "ChartDirector\perldemo_cgi" subdirectories. The former is for standalone scripts, while the latter is for CGI scripts. They are good examples and tutorials on how to use ChartDirector.

You may run these sample scripts to verify that ChartDirector is correctly installed.

To run the standalone ChartDirector sample scripts:

To run the ChartDirector sample CGI scripts:

If for some reason, you cannot see the charts, please click on the "check installation" link on main index page. This will perform a diagnostic test and display any error encountered.

Installing ChartDirector License on Windows

If you have purchased a license to use ChartDirector, you should have a license code delivered to you via email and postal mail.

To install the license code, follow the steps below:

Using ChartDirector for Perl on Windows

To use ChartDirector in your own Perl scripts, include the following statement in your script:

use perlchartdir;

Depending on how you have installed ChartDirector, you may need to copy the ChartDirector for Perl modules to your script directory. Please refer to the installation instructions for details.

Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris Installation

This section describes how to install ChartDirector for Perl under Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris. For the Windows version, please refer to Windows Installation.

Perl Version Compatibility on Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris

ChartDirector for Perl on Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris has been tested with the following Perl versions:

Installing ChartDirector for Perl on Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris

ChartDirector for Perl on Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris is distributed as a tar.gz file. To install ChartDirector:

If you could not access any of the subdirectories in the default Perl module search path (e.g. you are using a virtual web host, and the system directories are inaccessible to you), there are a number of alternative methods.

Installing Sample Scripts on Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris

ChartDirector for Perl comes with numerous sample Perl scripts under the "ChartDirector/perldemo" and "ChartDirector/perldemo_cgi" subdirectories. The former is for standalone scripts, while the latter is for CGI scripts. They are good examples and tutorials on how to use ChartDirector.

You may run these sample scripts to verify that ChartDirector is correctly installed.

To run the standalone ChartDirector sample scripts:

To run the ChartDirector sample CGI scripts:

If for some reason, you cannot see the charts, please click on the "check installation" link on main index page. This will perform a diagnostic test and display any error encountered.

Installing ChartDirector License on Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris

If you have purchased a license to use ChartDirector, you should have a license code delivered to you via email and postal mail.

To install the license code, follow the steps below:

Using ChartDirector for Perl on Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris

To use ChartDirector in your own Perl scripts, include the following statement in your script:

use perlchartdir;

Depending on how you have installed ChartDirector, you may need to copy the ChartDirector for Perl modules to your script directory. Please refer to the installation instructions for details.