File Locations
When CFXGraphicsServer is installed, files are placed in two separate locations. Firstly, the path that is selected by the user during the
install procedure is used to store only a minimal amount of files which include the links to the help pages and the administrator page. The
rest of the files are installed to the 'Inetpub\wwwroot' folder on the machine. This full path is therefore usually:
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\cfxgraphicsserver
This folder is used to store all of the online-help documents, sample files and administrator pages. You should not need to look in this
folder under normal circumstances as links to all of the documents in here are added to the Start Menu during installation. This folder does,
however, have some other uses. Firstly it is the default location for storing the images that CFXGraphicsServer generates every time it produces
a graph, and it is also the location that graph Backdrop images should be placed, although this
can be changed in the CFXGraphicsServer administrator page (see below).
The Administrator
The Administrator page is where all the configuration for CFXGraphicsServer takes place. You can access the CFXGraphicsServer Administrator
page by clicking on the link in the CFXGraphicsServer program group on the Start Menu. Below is a decription of the options available and how to
use them.
Warning: Once CFXGraphicsServer has been installed, you should make sure that users cannot view the Administrator
page externally unless they are authorized. You should speak to your system administrator for more information on how to do this.
Change IMAGE Format
This setting determines the image type of the file that CFXGraphicsServer will generate when a graph is produced. The options are .JPG and .PNG.
The JPG file type produces images which are smaller in size than the PNG file type, but the quality of the image is not as good. The PNG file
type produces much more clear images, but has the disadvantage of taking up more space and therefore will take longer for the user to download.
Change MAX Images
This setting is used to control the number of images that will be present on the server at any one time. The default is 10. This would mean that
once 10 images had been generated by CFXGraphicsServer, the first one will be deleted to make way for image number 11. Without this setting,
every single image that was generated would remain on the server and would eventually take up a large amount of space.
Please note that the Max number of images is also the maximum amount that can be displayed on a page at any one time. So if you set the maximum
number of images to 10 and you have a web page that contains 12 graphs, then the last 2 will not be displayed.
Change File Path Location
The 'File Path Location' is the folder on the server where the graphs generated by CFXGraphicsServer will be output to. The defualt is
usually:
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\cfxgraphicsserver\
Change URL Path Location
The 'URL Path Location' is the path set up by the web server where the graphs will be displayed. The default is:
http://localhost/cfxgraphicsserver/
This should be changed, however, to the name or IP address of the machine that is being used to run CFXGraphicsServer. For example:
http://ServerName/cfxgraphicsserver/
http://255.255.255.64/cfxgraphicsserver/
URL Mappings (Enterprise Version Only)
In the Enterprise version, the 'URL Mappings' section is used to add other 'File Path' and 'URL Path' locations for other IP addresses. By clicking
on the 'Add' button, the user can then enter a new 'File Path' and 'URL Path' and then also give the new mapping a name to identify it with. Once
added, the new mappings are displayed on the main Administrator page where they can be edited or removed. Even if other mappings exist in this list,
it is still necessary to to make sure that the 'File Path' and 'URL Path' are set in the default section at the top of the page.
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