Convert Tables to Google Chart
API January 9th, 2008 - By Haochi
When Google released its Chart API, I suggested them to build a tool (or something) to simplify the process of creating the charts, instead of the laborious way of adding values to a URL. Soon after the release of the API, several chart makers were created, including the ChartMaker by Googler Almaer Dion.
The best so far (AFAIK), is this script written by Chris Heilmann (who works at Yahoo!). The JavaScript code coverts HTML tables into pie charts (demo). Currently, the script only works with pie charts, but I can see that with a little improvement of the script it can do a lot more.
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January 10th, 2008 at 3:16 am
Happy to help. I can extend the script easily to accommodate the other formats, shall we collaborate on that?
January 10th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Hi!
Good post, but the “Chart Maker” site
does not show any [GET CHART] button…
(although the tool author says:
“click the [GET CHART] button).
I tried with Firefox 2.0.0.11, IE 6 (latest) and even with the latest Opera. Under XP PRO w/latest patches…
January 10th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Hehe, I had the exact problem when I first play with the Chart Maker. You can’t see the button because it’s “hidden” under the “Core Settings” section. You can fix it by either switching your browser into full screen mode (press F11 for Windows and I think it’s Alt-F11 for Mac), or shrink the section where you enter data (move your mouse a few pixels over the tabs).