NAME
    DBD::Chart - DBI driver abstraction for DBD::Chart::Plot and
    GD::Graph

SYNOPSIS
            $dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:Chart')
                or die "Cannot connect: " . $DBI::errstr;
            #
            #       create file if it deosn't exist, otherwise, just open
            #
            $dbh->do('CREATE TABLE mychart (name CHAR(10), ID INTEGER, value FLOAT)')
                    or die $dbh->errstr;

            #       add data to be plotted
            $sth = $dbh->prepare('INSERT INTO mychart VALUES (?, ?, ?)');
            $sth->bind_param(1, 'Values');
            $sth->bind_param(2, 45);
            $sth->bind_param(2, 12345.23);
            $sth->execute or die 'Cannot execute: ' . $sth->errstr;

            #       and render it
            $sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT BARCHART FROM mychart');
            $sth->execute or die 'Cannot execute: ' . $sth->errstr;
            @row = $sth->fetchrow_array;
            print $row[0];

            # delete the chart
            $sth = $dbh->prepare('DROP TABLE mychart')
                    or die "Cannot prepare: " . $dbh->errstr;
            $sth->execute or die 'Cannot execute: ' . $sth->errstr;

            $dbh->disconnect;

WARNING
    THIS IS ALPHA SOFTWARE.

DESCRIPTION
    The DBD::Chart provides a DBI abstraction for rendering pie
    charts, bar charts, and line and point graphs.

    For detailed usage information, see the included the
    dbdchart.html manpage webpage. See the DBI(3) manpage for
    details on DBI. See the GD(3) manpage, the GD::Graph(3) manpage
    for details about the graphing engines.

  Prerequisites

    Perl 5.005 minimum
    DBI 1.14 minimum
    DBD::Chart::Plot 0.10 minimum (included with this package)
    GD::Graph 1.26 minimum
    GD X.XX minimum
    GD::TextUtils X.XX minimum
  Installation

    For Windows users, use WinZip or similar to unpack the file,
    then copy Chart.pm to wherever your site-specific modules are
    kept (usually \Perl\site\lib\DBD for ActiveState Perl
    installations). Also create a 'Chart' directory in the DBD
    directory, and copy the Plot.pm module to the new directory.
    Note that you won't be able to execute the install test with
    this, but you need a copy of 'nmake' and all its libraries to
    run that anyway. I may whip up a PPM in the future.

    For Unix, extract it with

        gzip -cd DBD-Chart-0.20.tar.gz | tar xf -

    and then enter the following:

        cd DBD-Chart-0.20
        perl Makefile.PL
        make
        make test

    If any tests fail, let me know. Otherwise go on with

        make install

    Note that you probably need root or administrator permissions.
    If you don't have them, read the ExtUtils::MakeMaker man page
    for details on installing in your own directories. the
    ExtUtils::MakeMaker manpage.

FOR MORE INFO
    Check out http://home.earthlink.net/~darnold/dbdchart with your
    favorite browser. It includes all the usage information.

AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT
    This module is Copyright (C) 2001 by Dean Arnold

        Email: darnold@earthlink.net

    You may distribute this module under the terms of either the GNU
    General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in
    the Perl README file.

SEE ALSO
    the DBI(3) manpage

    For help on the use of DBD::Chart, see the DBI users mailing
    list:

      dbi-users-subscribe@perl.org

    For general information on DBI see

      http://www.symbolstone.org/technology/perl/DBI