Running changed source code from Chart Examples

Hey,

Probably a stupid question, but it has occupied me for most of this morning and I am stumped. When I go in Eclipse to Window > Show View > Other > Report and Chart Design > Chart Examples, I see and can select several BIRT chart examples. I can click on "Open" in the upper right corner to view the source code and when I click on "Save"I am prompted to save the source code with a .chart extension. However when I change the source code and save it I can't seem to find a way to run this changed code.

How do I do this? If that's not possible, how do I set-up a minimal project to run the saved java file (can I find an example of the main method used sowhere online?)

Thanks in advance,
Jeroen

Find more posts tagged with

Comments

mwilliams

Hi Jeroen,

What version of BIRT are you using? I'll check it out.

BioGeek

I'm using BIRT 2.2.1.

Thanks,
Jeroen

Virgil Dodson

Hi BioGeek, 
 
There are some instructions for rendering the chart located at <a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.com/wiki/BIRT:Charts2.2/#Chart_Engine_API'>BIRT:Charts2.2 - BIRT Wiki - BIRT Exchange</a>. 
 
You can also look at this post below which has some tips for using JSP tags to render the charts, plus a link to several Chart engine examples. 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.com/forum/deploying-integrating-birt-report-engine-applications/10352-new-user-birt-chart.html'>http://www.birt-exchange.com/forum/deploying-integrating-birt-report-engine-applications/10352-new-user-birt-chart.html</a>