Create graphs using ActivePerl 5.8 core modules.

~~David~~ has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Is there anyway of creating graphs using the standard modules in ActivePerl 5.8? Since I am not in the IS group at my company, I don't have access to add or change the currently supported modules. Thanks for any help... _{janitored by ybiC: Retitle from one-word "Graphing" to avoid hindering site search}

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Re: Graphing by davidj (Priest) on Jun 04, 2004 at 21:09 UTC
Please be a little more specific regarding the type of graphs you are trying to create. davidj	[reply]
Re^2: Graphing by ~~David~~ (Hermit) on Jun 09, 2004 at 13:25 UTC
Everyone, Thanks for the input. I have found a solution using the WIN32::OLE module. I have exported my data to an excel sheet and created a graph in it. Thanks to cacharbe for his OLE tutorial on this site.	[reply]
Re^2: Graphing by ~~David~~ (Hermit) on Jun 04, 2004 at 21:41 UTC
Thank you for your point, I am trying to make an X, Y line and point graph. I want to specify coordinates, and have it plot them on an X, Y axis.	[reply]
Re^3: Graphing by davidj (Priest) on Jun 04, 2004 at 21:57 UTC
I guess I should have been more specific, also. Are you needing to make it graphical or can you do it in ascii? Are you looking for built-in tools that approximate graphing functions? davidj	[reply]
Re^3: Graphing by punkish (Priest) on Jun 05, 2004 at 04:52 UTC
A quick scan of http://ppm.activestate.com/BuildStatus/5.8-G.html shows that both GD and Graphviz FAIL to build for Activestate 5.8.3. That doesn't mean they don't exist (I use GD extensively) but you have to get the ppd from somewhere (I get them from Randy Kobes' repository) or build it yourself. Seems like you can't do either because you don't control the machine you are going to running this on. I hope I am wrong, but I think you are out of luck.	[reply]