About the PopChart Web Server Control

The PopChart Web Server Control brings web services functionality to data visualization. Using the Microsoft's .NET studio, you can easily place PopChart images into your web pages, without writing a single line of code. You can also create and customize graphs without the use of PopChart Builder.

To simplify the learning process for beginners, the web server control by default interacts with Corda Technologies's .NET Web Services server (http://pcws.popchart.com), which is currently free for developmental use. However, to prevent abuse of this server, it offers limited functionality.

It is expected that after users become acquainted with the PopChart Web Server Control, they will modify their settings so that the control interacts with their own PopChart Server instead. Instructions for doing this can be found in "Changing the Server Location" in Chapter B.

Extending the Web Server Control

The PopChart Web Server Control is essentially an extension of the .NET PopChart Embedder. The source code for the web server control is included with the PopChart installation in the dev_tools/dotnet_embedder/control_source folder. We highly encourage users who want more functionality in the web server control to extend or rewrite the web server control as desired.